Cease and desist: AR Buildfest 2014

[funkymonkey1111]

You shouldn't need a facebook account to see this link:

https://www.facebook.com/ARBuildfest

Highplains CNC was going to have an 80% AR buildfest this weekend and announced the following Friday night:

***ANNOUNCEMENT***
Today at approximately 1:00 PM MT we received a “Cease and Desist” letter from ATF. The letter makes no allegations of illegality on the part of High Plains CNC, LLC, but it advises us not to proceed with our CNC services.

This issue revolves around a grey area in the definition of “manufacturing” according to ATF’s Firearms Technology Branch in West Virginia. ATF has invited us to engage with them beginning Monday to work out a way to address their concerns while still providing a way for our customers to complete their ARs.

THEREFORE, Saturday’s ARBuildfest WILL STILL BE HELD, BUT NO CNC OPERATIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE. All of our vendors will be on hand with their supplies and we will still be selling 80% receiver ‘blanks’. Our hope is that in the next few days we can plot a way forward with ATF and quickly resume offering finishing resources to our customers.

We apologize for this inconvenience and we would ask that everyone please help us to circulate this notice widely. We have every expectation that our community of enthusiasts will support us as we work through these issues. In closing, it should be noted that the ATF officials we have been in communication with today have proceeded with the utmost professionalism and cordiality. We ask our community to respect that fact and not to disparage these individuals in any way.

Sincerely,

Bob Berry

[Great-Kazoo]

What do you expect when you're charging walk-ins to use your equipment, after advertising it all over the web. One more reason why build parties are invite only, if at all.

[sniper7]

Too bad.

[Irving]

Plus with vendors on site, selling everything else.

[BPTactical]

I heard the ads on the radio last week for it.
I thought: "you dummies".

[MarkCO]

For profit and 80% lower...not a good idea.

[Aloha_Shooter]

I would say " ... and so it begins ..." except it began years ago when Obama nominated and the Democratic Senate confirmed Eric Holder as Attorney General without a whimper from the GOP minority despite Holder's well-documented anti-2A (hell, just plain unconstitutional) actions under Janet Reno.

[Colorado_Outback]

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

[kidicarus13]

Sounds like fun, maybe I'll try to make it.

[merl]

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

I don't see it that way. I thank them for pushing the envelope. If we can get the ATF to actually define some things we then know the rules and know what rules to fight against.