Ok, here we go again... FA10 questions... The more I read, the more confused/infuriated I get.
Let's say that I were doing development of my own receiver that happens to be parts compatible with a popular .22LR gun.
Let's say that I built a receiver that should work but I haven't assembled anything yet.
At this stage, I don't need to file an FA10, right? Or does having all the parts needed to make it a functional gun move me right to the need to file territory?
Now let's say that I assemble it into a functional gun and test it.
Now I have to file an FA10, right?
Now, I revise my plans and make a new receiver.
Since I am too cheap to buy all the other parts again, I disassemble the first gun.
When I assemble the revised receiver into a functional gun, I have to file a new FA10 for that receiver, right?
There is nothing to do to "unregister" or declare a previously registered gun (receiver) destroyed, is there?
Since I am making these things for my own edification, I am not limited to four per year, am I? Or is each registration considered a transfer and counted against my four per year?
I am planning on marking any receiver I make in accordance with the NFA requirements, even though as an individual I am not required to do so. Having a serial number and maker should make filling out various forms easier.
I keep having visions of trying to explain to someone that the box with 75 receivers really are the "arsenal" that the FA10 records imply I have. Worse, that some were destroyed in the development process and no longer exist.
Comments? Am i on the right track?
Let's say that I were doing development of my own receiver that happens to be parts compatible with a popular .22LR gun.
Let's say that I built a receiver that should work but I haven't assembled anything yet.
At this stage, I don't need to file an FA10, right? Or does having all the parts needed to make it a functional gun move me right to the need to file territory?
Now let's say that I assemble it into a functional gun and test it.
Now I have to file an FA10, right?
Now, I revise my plans and make a new receiver.
Since I am too cheap to buy all the other parts again, I disassemble the first gun.
When I assemble the revised receiver into a functional gun, I have to file a new FA10 for that receiver, right?
There is nothing to do to "unregister" or declare a previously registered gun (receiver) destroyed, is there?
Since I am making these things for my own edification, I am not limited to four per year, am I? Or is each registration considered a transfer and counted against my four per year?
I am planning on marking any receiver I make in accordance with the NFA requirements, even though as an individual I am not required to do so. Having a serial number and maker should make filling out various forms easier.
I keep having visions of trying to explain to someone that the box with 75 receivers really are the "arsenal" that the FA10 records imply I have. Worse, that some were destroyed in the development process and no longer exist.
Comments? Am i on the right track?