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Gun Control & RKBA

Duckhunter935

(16,974 posts)

3. you have been lied to

Reply to daybranch (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 5, 2016, 08:51 AM

Jan 2016

The receivers have been modified since 1986 to prevent that. The parts required to convert the trigger assembly are considered machine gun parts and highly regulated and expensive. Timing is very important for fully automatic operation.

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