Reply #14: C&R and NFA

[one-eyed fat man]

A gun can be both. An original Sten is C&R and DLO tube assembled with a Sten parts kit is not, but they are both NFA weapons.

A 100 year old Winchester Model 92 "Trapper" carbine with a with a 14 in barrel is a C&R, but maybe have been removed from the NFA registry despite being a short-barreled rifle.

Any semi-automatic pistol with a detachable shoulder stock was defined as an NFA weapon. Recently certain C&R Mauser and Luger pistols were exempted. Best example is the Luger. A corresponding stock on a Naval or Artillery Model is OK, but putting that board holster stock on a standard P-08 is still a felony.

The answer to your next question, is best summed up by the Technical Branch itself. For example, a bootlace is a machinegun because we say it is....






until we change our minds............

http://www.mp5.net/info/2007-06-25%20String%20Trick%20-%20ATF%20FTB%20Overrules%20Itself%20-%20redacted.pdf