InterestedBystander Posted July 31, 2018 at 12:12 AM Share Posted July 31, 2018 at 12:12 AM Full story at link. https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2018/07/30/breaking-news-atf-is-classifying-50-cal-bolt-action-ar-uppers-as-firearm/ ATF Is Classifying .50 Cal Bolt Action AR Uppers As Firearm Thanks to a friend of mine for alerting me to an issue concerning Safety Harbor Firearms and other manufacturers of .50cal uppers received a letter from the ATF. The letter claims that bolt action .50 cal AR uppers can possibly be considered firearms. I reached to Walter Keller of Safety Harbor Firearms and he agreed to share the letter with TFB. ...So what does this letter say? Thanks to someone submitting a request to import .50 BMG uppers, the ATF took a closer look at them. Now the letter only mentions .50 BMG upper assemblies in the beginning. Barreled Actions = Receivers Then they segue into bolt action rifles. If you think of a traditional bolt action rifle, the serialized portion of the gun is the barreled action. So now the ATF is saying a bolt action upper assembly should be classified as such regardless that it sits on a serialized AR lower. Non-Standard AR Uppers = Firearms Near the end of the letter the ATF goes on to say they have previously determined that non-standard AR type upper receivers are considered firearms even when attached to an AR-type receivers. This is a little concerning. I wonder what previous examples are they referring to? The closest example I can think of is the FN SCAR platform. The upper receiver is the serialized portion of the firearm and it attaches to something that resembles an AR-type receiver. However the lower is not a serialized component. Therein lies the rub... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinmcc Posted July 31, 2018 at 12:25 AM Share Posted July 31, 2018 at 12:25 AM I read that earlier today. Mind boggling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twostarrz Posted August 4, 2018 at 01:03 PM Share Posted August 4, 2018 at 01:03 PM Bureaucratic legislation is wrong and unconstitutional. Since they couldn’t pass anti gun laws in congress they will just reclassify and pass anti gun laws illegally. Wonderful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hap Posted August 4, 2018 at 07:26 PM Share Posted August 4, 2018 at 07:26 PM The way I'd write this story is "ATF Endorses Traditional AR-15s". Let the antis read it and go nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWBH Posted August 5, 2018 at 12:55 AM Share Posted August 5, 2018 at 12:55 AM Then is a 12 gauge shotgun barrel also a "firearm"?...and what the heck is a "Non-Standard AR Upper"... ? Is that anything besides 5.56mm / .223?What needs to happen is classifying the ATF as dysfunctional and non-relevant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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