Investigators executed a search warrant at his home and recovered [...] hundreds of rounds of ammunition,
I get the solvent trap issue. I mean the guy manufactured a suppressor. Is there a law in MA about 80% lowers? As far as ATF goes, you can legally turn 80% into 100% with no serial number. Is there a state law against?
recovered [...] hundreds of rounds of ammunition
Man, MA sounds as bad or worse than MD. "Possession of ammunition without a license ..." Really? Man.
What's concerning to me is that a solvent trap can lead to a search warrant, which leads me to believe purchases are being monitored.
Investigators said they also found silencers and two Glock selector switches that are considered bump stocks, an item that allows weapons to convert to an automatic firing mode and are illegal.
Obviously the key thing there is these are all direct shipments from China. That stuff wanders through customs. That's, by definition, a lot more on display and federally observed than, say, me shipping a bunch of metal parts to you.
Looks like suppressors are illegal in MA unless police or FFL, so it's not just a stamp issue. https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter269/Section10A
I think they are just building a history of cases to further support the next legislative attempt at banning 80%ers and anything else they can.
But possession of a trap isn't a crime. Making it in to a suppressor without registration is the issue. I guess when did that stop them before
Shipping from China is the key that started the looking by authorities.
I found this pretty amusing. This article was clearly written by someone who has no clue what the hell they’re talking about lol.
I was surprised by the numbers though.
“ seized 6,269 silencers from Oct. 1, 2019 to Jan. 16, 2020 in the U.S. ”
I don’t know about you but I get a ridiculous amount of ads for these mono core suppressors, I mean fuel filters, coming from china. You have got to be some type of special to buy something like that off a Facebook ad....[/QUO TE]
At what point do these fuel filters become silencers? Kind of like the porn quote "I can't describe pornography, but I know it when I see it".
Those threaded barrels are a crime waiting to happen - luring the unsuspecting into a life of crime.