If you care about the future of gunsmithing in America, please read.
My father is a gunsmith in Montana. We know of several gunsmiths who have had difficulty complying with regulations, and have gone out of business.
There are so many new regulations, they are hard to keep up with. There is even a regulation that requires gunsmiths to check for new regulations regularly.
When Obama left office, during his last 4 months, he attempted to push several more regulations. Luckily, the Trump administration nixed most of the last-minute ones. Obama wanted gunsmiths to be classified as not only manufacturures, but also importers of goods.
My father has worked hard to keep the burden of these regulations away from his customers. There is a regulation, however, currently in effect. It requires that any gun repaired by an FFL holder be kept in the 20-year aquesition/disposition book. This means customer's names are listed. If the gunsmith does not keep a list of all customers and their rifle (this pertains to repairs), they are breaking the law.
Further, there is a requirement that any gun leaving the FFL holder's place of work that is on the aquesition/disposition record must either transfer from his aquesition/disposition book to another FFL holder's book, OR the customer must pass a background check before receiving their gun. THIS IS FOR EVERY REPAIR. If a gunsmith does not provide a background check for every repair, he is technically breaking the law. There are exceptions and other regulations that complicate things further.
Gunsmiths can not keep up with these arbitrary regulations. The industry is being targeted severely.
If you care, please take the time to go onto the Accu-Arms Facebook page. Take a look at the petition there.
My father is a gunsmith in Montana. We know of several gunsmiths who have had difficulty complying with regulations, and have gone out of business.
There are so many new regulations, they are hard to keep up with. There is even a regulation that requires gunsmiths to check for new regulations regularly.
When Obama left office, during his last 4 months, he attempted to push several more regulations. Luckily, the Trump administration nixed most of the last-minute ones. Obama wanted gunsmiths to be classified as not only manufacturures, but also importers of goods.
My father has worked hard to keep the burden of these regulations away from his customers. There is a regulation, however, currently in effect. It requires that any gun repaired by an FFL holder be kept in the 20-year aquesition/disposition book. This means customer's names are listed. If the gunsmith does not keep a list of all customers and their rifle (this pertains to repairs), they are breaking the law.
Further, there is a requirement that any gun leaving the FFL holder's place of work that is on the aquesition/disposition record must either transfer from his aquesition/disposition book to another FFL holder's book, OR the customer must pass a background check before receiving their gun. THIS IS FOR EVERY REPAIR. If a gunsmith does not provide a background check for every repair, he is technically breaking the law. There are exceptions and other regulations that complicate things further.
Gunsmiths can not keep up with these arbitrary regulations. The industry is being targeted severely.
If you care, please take the time to go onto the Accu-Arms Facebook page. Take a look at the petition there.
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