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> Sounds like entrapment tho buddy

Since I'm not a LEO, it can't be entrapment.

> I've personally seen a few conversions (in a different country, but same principles) so I know they exist and can be done.

I've no doubt that readily convertible guns exist. My point is that they're (and the relevant parts) are regulated as machine guns in the US.

The "principle" is that the receiver doesn't accept the parts or the parts, and possibly the receiver, are regulated as machine guns. For example, M-16 parts don't fit the semi-auto AR-15 receiver.

I have no idea how such guns and parts are regulated in other countries, but wouldn't be surprised if the laws were different elsewhere.

After all, some other countries treat silencers as good manners they're strictly controlled in the US. (Yes, I know about the plastic bottle trick. It's hard to ban duct tape and a plastic bottle, but it is a single shot device.)



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