That's good to know. However, I guess some dealers are treating it as regulated and the MSP will process it as regulated if they get the paperwork. My concern of course is: if I can get it post-October, then I won't bother buying a lower now. But I'm worried they might change their...
I continued the "is the AR-10 regulated" discussion over here:
http://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?p=2325695&posted=1#post2325695
But I'm afraid there's no clear answer.
Thanks. At first glance it appears obvious that it *isn't* a regulated rifle, but apparently there is already some confusion on whether or not it's regulated. It seems the MSP treats it as regulated if it doesn't have the heavy barrel, implying they're treating it as an AR-15 copy. However...
When I separated from the military, they made a clear distinction between those retiring (20+ years service) and those with less that 20 years. A lot of veteran benefits only apply to retirees. Not sure if this is defined by MD somewhere, but the fed gov does make the distinction. ie. Not all...
So what about the AR-10/AR-308 platform? I don't see it on the ban list, so would it be cash and carry after 1 October and just subject to the features test? I posted the same question here, but this thread may be more appropriate.
I would be surprised if it was considered an AR-15 imitation. It's a completely different platform. Virtually none of the parts between the two are interchangeable. Plus they specifically call out other ARs such as the AR-100 and AR-180.
I don't see the AR-10/AR-308 anywhere on the new ban list:
http://www.mdshooters.com/showthread.php?p=2320801#post2320801
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't that make these cash and carry after 1 October? And we would just need to make sure it meets the feature test.
I thought the one that just passed had something about making sure legal gun owners don't get in trouble when someone steals their firearm and commits a crime.