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TnDem

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11. That's because

Reply to Renew Deal (Reply #10)

Tue Jul 29, 2025, 06:15 PM

Jul 2025

The lower is the only part that matters....The other parts are just that...parts.

If you decided today that you wanted to build your own AR15 from scratch, the lower receiver is considered the firearm. It has a serial number, requires a BATFE form 4473 to be completed with NICS background check. Most of the rest of it can be bought on Ebay or anywhere really because the rest of the "parts" are not the gun...The lower is the gun.

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NYC Gunman Held on Psychiatric Hold in 2022 and 2023 [View all] senseandsensibility Jul 2025 OP

Do we know Greg_In_SF Jul 2025 #1

And whether it was legally purchased n/t SickOfTheOnePct Jul 2025 #4

I believe his concealed carry permit expired in 2022 sarisataka Jul 2025 #2

It was issued in 2022... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 2025 #3

Thanks for that senseandsensibility Jul 2025 #12

He could have bought it yesterday in NC. yardwork Jul 2025 #5

No, he couldn't TnDem Jul 2025 #6

You do have federal gun control TnDem Jul 2025 #7

I heard that a friend purchased the lower part of the gun Renew Deal Jul 2025 #8

The "lower" TnDem Jul 2025 #9

OK Renew Deal Jul 2025 #10

That's because TnDem Jul 2025 #11