Smack Congress, not ATF. Congress is the one that passed the Gun Control Act of 1968 that included a requirement to mark imported firearms.gyvel If you want to smack somebody, smack BATF, the ones who mandate this crap.
Those "newer regs" are 48yrs old.tobnpr Blame the ATF. Importers are just following the newer regs.
Uh no.mapsjanhere Buy 'Merican doesn't help when the gun is imported btw. Still needs to be marked as "Made in USA"
Those "newer regs" are 48yrs old.
Ummm, they were revised effective in 2002.
That's when the "inconspicuous" little import stamps on the end of the barrel disappeared and the "billboards" were required:
For firearms imported after January 30, 2002, the engraving, casting or stamping (impressing) of the serial number must be to a minimum depth of .003 inch and in a print size no smaller than 1/16 inch
How about the Gettysburg address on the side of Rugers?Buy 'Merican, and you won't have this problem.