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Gun Control & RKBA

aikoaiko

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13. I think the legal meaning of "copy" and "duplicate" is the problem.

Reply to jmg257 (Reply #1)

Sat Aug 6, 2016, 10:43 PM

Aug 2016

I remember reading the 1994 AWB which had the same language about banning copies and duplicates of banned firearms, but seeing lots of AWB compliant rifles for sale.

I suspect copy and duplicate has a specific legal means that allows small changes (even cosmetic changes) to qualify as a non-copy or non-duplicate, but I have not research the law on this point. Its hard to imagine the BATFE dropped the ball on all those AWB compliant firearms out there if the legal meaning of copy or duplicate was looser than exact copy or exact duplicate.

And that may be why the MA AG is trying to do an end run.

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I think the legal meaning of "copy" and "duplicate" is the problem. aikoaiko Aug 2016 #13

This is what happens when the clueless people write laws.... ManiacJoe Aug 2016 #2

Yep, lol Duckhunter935 Aug 2016 #3

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Pardon my interruption but I infer that... discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2016 #10

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