Are you F’ing Kidding Me?

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Yuri Orlov.
Categories: Uncategorized.

The Feds seize 30 machine guns… These machine guns. Tell me if you think this passes the “sniff” test. I honestly still think this is an early April Fool’s joke.

This is the agency tasked with determining the legality of my guns? Are you serious?

*sigh*

Even if, and that’s a big IF, these “guns” could be converted to fire live ammunition, I bet you they would explode with the first round. I wouldn’t have these anywhere close to me when it went off, that’s to be sure.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Wednesday that its officers have seized a shipment of what it describes as 30 machine guns (M-4 automatic rifles) shipped from Taiwan.

The guns were fashioned to shoot plastic balls but could have easily become real weapons, the feds said.

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The shipment arrived on Oct. 20 at Tacoma and has been investigated since. The guns were seized Feb. 8.

The shipment was described as toys and parts and valued at $10,000.

Officers examined it and found the rifles. They were the same size, weight and look of M-4 rifles. There were no serial numbers that a real gun would have but neither were there orange-blaze tips, which are required for all imported toy guns.

Investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosive showed that the guns had been tooled to shoot plastic balls. However, parts could be switched out quickly to allow them to fire live ammunition.

ATF lab results indicated the rifle to be a WE-Tech, Model AWSS M4CQBR, Airsoft M-4 copy.

The guns will be destroyed.

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3 comments.

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NinjaViking
Comment on March 1st, 2010.

I want one! Too bad our Betters(tm) think imitation firearms upset the social harmony.

spikey614
Comment on May 17th, 2010.

If toy guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have toy guns.

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