Fuck the gun grabbers. Here’s how you can LEGALLY own an unregistered firearm

NOTE: In light of the recent shooting in D.C., the inevitable anti-gun nuts are no doubt salivating for a chance to, once again, attempt to have law-abiding citizens relinquish their Second Amendment right for more security. Therefore, I’m re-posting this as a reminder that it is wholly possible to legally own an AR15 without ANY federal background check. 

"What is he crazy? He’s gonna tell us that there’s a way to LEGALLY have a firearm without threat of confiscation?" 

Yep. That’s exactly what I’m going to demonstrate to everyone. Before you consider undertaking any of the following steps, check with your local gun laws, rules and regulations.

To begin with, let’s see what the ATF has to say about “making” a firearm:

Q. Is it legal to assemble a firearm from commercially available parts kits that can be purchased via internet…?

A. For your information, per provisions of the Gun Control Act (GCA) of 1968, 18 U.S.C. Chapter 44, an unlicensed individual may make a “firearm” as defined in the GCA for his own personal use, but not for sale or distribution.

In other words, so long as you DO NOT intend to sell or transfer ownership to someone else, you can make your own firearm per federal law! At this moment, the big hulabaloo is about this rifle, the AR 15. However, you can - right now - assemble this rifle with absolutely no serial numbers or identifying marks for your own personal use. What does this mean? If confiscation ever takes place, by law, NO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WILL EVER KNOW THAT YOU HAVE A RIFLE, that is what this means. But, how is this possible? Let me explain…

First off, we need to understand what constitutes as a firearm and what does not and, secondly, we need to see what a “lower receiver” for an AR 15 is. First off, according to the ATF a firearm is:

(A) any weapon (including a starter gun) which will or is designed to or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive; (B) the frame or receiver of any such weapon; (C) any firearm muffler or firearm silencer; or (D) any destructive device.

For our purposes, it is the second definition that we will analyze, that is, what constitutes as a frame or a receiver? Below is a lower receiver of an AR 15:

This is the part of an AR 15 that is, by law, THE ACTUAL FIREARM. The lower receiver seen here is a “stripped” lower receiver which basically means that there are no moving parts in this lower receiver, this is simply a piece of metal with a serial number that, if you intend to buy, must pass a background check in the same manner as you would if you were to buy any other firearm. Here is another picture of the lower receiver with added parts:

This is a “completed lower receiver,” it has the shoulder stock, hand assembly (the part you hold) and it also has the trigger group (the trigger mechanism and springs). THERE’S ONLY ONE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THESE TWO PICTURES, ALTHOUGH BOTH ARE FIREARMS AND YOU HAVE TO GET A BACKGROUND CHECK - PER FEDERAL LAW - IN ORDER TO PURCHASE EITHER OR BOTH OF THESE PIECES, IT IS ONLY THE LOWER RECEIVER THAT IS A FIREARM PROPER. 

Now, that you know what the “firearm” part of an AR 15 is, let me show you what IS NOT a firearm, namely, the upper receiver. This scary looking thing is an upper receiver:

Here’s another less scarier variation of an “upper”:

The upper receiver is what gets latched onto the lower receiver in order to make a working weapon. The upper usually consists of several parts: the barrel, the handguard, the BCG or the Bolt Carrier Group, the charging handle, gas block/piston and sights. The thing to remember here is that the upper receiver IS NOT, repeat, IS NOT A FIREARM! The only part that we have discussed herein that is a firearm is ONLY the stripped lower receiver.

And, since the upper reciever, the handle and the trigger groups ARE NOT firearms, anybody can legally purchase these non-firearm parts individually or, they can buy an “AR 15 kit” with some or all of the non-firearm parts - without a background check. That’s right, ANYBODY can buy an AR 15 kit and build their own rifle. Why is this a good thing? Well, if you’re a rifle hobbyist you have the freedom to put together a rifle to your liking; perhaps you like one type of trigger group over another or, the barrels from one manufacture is preferred over another, or the BCG is of better quality from one company and not another etc, etc. The point is that the buyer has options as to what he/she wants in a rifle. Here are some pics of actual kits for sale online:

Notice anything that’s missing from these kits??? Well, if you’ve been paying attention, you’d notice that there is NO LOWER RECEIVER! Why? BECAUSE THAT IS, BY LAW, THE ACTUAL FIREARM everything else is simply hardware. Now, let’s examine what is and is not a lower receiver, that is, what is and is not a firearm.

Here are two pics:

The first one is a stripped lower receiver and the second one is what is called an “80% lower receiver.” The first pic is a firearm, the second pic is an aluminum paperweight and not a firearm. Why? Because the second pic is simply an 80% completed lower receiver, it is missing all of the mill work and technical machining that needs to be done so as to fit the upper receiver and trigger groups to make it a workable piece of weaponry. 

But, much to the chagrin of the gun grappers, special jibs or plates can be bought in order to properly mill an 80% receiver into a workable lower receiver, here’s a pic of such jibs:

These plates can be put onto the jib in order to “mill out” the fire-control pocket and necessary holes of an 80% lower. Click here or here to see some YouTube vids on how to properly mill an 80% lower.

Since the 80% lower IS NOT A FIREARM, ANYONE can freely purchase an 80% lower receiver WITHOUT, repeat, WITHOUT any form of a background check. Essentially, if you have the tools and machinery know-how, you could purchase an 80% lower and an AR 15 kit and make one of these:

That’s right, you just built a firearm with no serial number and no registration nor background check and, most importantly, it’s all legal per federal law (make sure you check your local and state laws though).

Why did I just illustrate how to make an AR 15? Well, two reasons:

1) It is actually cheaper to buy and mill your own 80% lower and purchase an AR 15 kit then it is to buy an already made rifle. With so many people trying to buy firearms and unable to do so, this is an excellent alternative to consider.

2) Because as free citizens in danger of having yet another God-given right restricted, it is up to us to know what the law says and, MORE IMPORTANTLY, why the laws are changing and how that effects us. Today it’s going to be background checks, tomorrow it’ll be a restriction on ammunition, next week they’ll ban AR kits, next month they’ll make ANY part of a gun a “legal firearm” and by this time next year, all firearms will have to be registered with big brother and, in one generation from now after our children have been thoroughly brainwashed, they’ll ban all firearms.

As free men and women of this republic, it is up to us to not only stand up for our rights but to take action when our rights are being stripped, albeit piecemeal, from their original intent. Make no mistake, these new and up and coming gun regulations are meant to do one thing: make it harder and harder for the law-abiding to defend themselves via firearms. 

While there is still time, I would suggest that those of you on the fence about gun control, go to a gun show and see what all the fuss is about or, go to your local gun range and take a gun-safety class maybe even purchase a few rounds and do some target practice. Perhaps you may come away with a different view of our so-called “gun culture” and have a different respect for gun owners and the 2 Amendment or, if nothing else, you can at least tell your grandchildren what it was like when you shot a gun and guns where still legal.