Okay. Let's assume that in 1992:
• I buy a stripped lower directly from Bushmaster,
• I purchase all of the internal parts required to complete the lower,
• I purchase a standard A2 buttstock assembly,
• I purchase a Bull-barreled upper which has no bayonet lug or threaded barrel,
• I assemble all of the above into a rifle.
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September 13, 1994 has since come and gone...
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In October of 1994:
• I purchase a telestock, and
• I purchase a complete barreled upper with bayonet lug threaded barrel, and
• I replace my bull-barreled upper and A2 stock with the new upper and telestock.
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I have no receipts for any of the above.
I paid cash for all items, and there is no record of sale
except for the lower that was
manufactured and sold in 1992.
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Tell me this: How will
anyone prove that my rifle was not in a pre-ban configuration prior to September 13, 1994?
If the gubmint decides they want to indict and prosecute me for manufacturing a Semiautomatic Assault Weapon:
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They will need reason to believe that I manufactured said SAW, and
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They will have to somehow prove that I did, in fact, manufacture said SAW, as they have the "Burden of Proof."
'Least, that how I look at it.
Yes, it's true that a stripped lower that was manufactured prior to 9/13/94 may not be assembled into a SAW
if that lower left the factory after the ban.
The way I understand it, however, is that once the stripped lower leaves the factory, FFL records will simply note the model number and serial number that's on that lower,
but they won't indicate that it's a stripped lower. (Please correct me if I'm wrong on this.)
So what's to say that a pre-ban lower wasn't assembled as a SAW prior to the ban? It's not like it was common practice to list all of the "evil" features you included on a rifle you built-up prior to 9/13/94 on a sworn, notorized affidavit...
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[This message has been edited by Bulldog (edited August 05, 2000).]