Don't know what to think - Polymer80 raided by ATF

[To Bear Arms]

Looks like the ATF is visiting customers now. Wonder how many they plan on visiting.

https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/...olymer80-kits/

[Irving]

That link didn't work.

[To Bear Arms]

Sorry, I think I fixed it.

https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/...olymer80-kits/

[hollohas]

Ammoland reported on Nov 10th that the Biden transition team was already in contact with the ATF asking them to go after 80%'s.

And here we are, one month later, the ATF doing just that. Following the policy of an administration that's not even in office yet.

The swamp is deep. No part of the administrative state is our friend.

[20X11]

Sorry, I think I fixed it.

https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/...olymer80-kits/

Simple test to gauge how compliant citizens will be to confiscation. Taking them away a step at a time.

[Squeeze]

Too bad our current president isn't stepping in. Guess in the end, it will be up to the citizens to tell the Bureau of Agents Trampling Freedom Everywhere to go pound sand.

[BPTactical]

"failing to pay taxes"

From what I understand-
In the configuration P80 sells these "kits" they have to pay the Federal Excise Tax on them. They didn't.
Game over.
Also I gather P80 did not get a "Mother May I" letter from the alphabet crew prior to putting these "Kits" on the market.
Game over.
As strange as it sounds I have had to deal with this when buying a "Parts set" for a muzzleloader. The gent selling the parts set provided everything but the lock, which I had to procure on my own. He explained that even though a "replica" firearm if he provided all of the components he was liable for the FET.

[CS1983]

But it's NOT a firearm, so is there FET on not-firearms?

Nothing in the kit is a firearm on its own or by federal definition of one when considered together.

[bradbn4]

Yep 80% of a receiver is not the same thing as 80% of a firearm.
But this is not the first I have heard of that issue. Some companies were
getting 'pinged' that you could not sell the jig at the same time.

Some rules just make you want to go - ahh -ok, bless their little heart...that is until you realize how much it would screw up your life.

If I remember one person got nailed for setting up mentos + 2 liter coke bottle as a "bomb". After I read that story (year + ago) I thought it must have been by the same people who label everything as a weapon of war and a fully semi-automatic device of destruction.

So collect all sales records of the 80% type item and consider them a weapon when it is time to confiscate everything. Even my rusty spoon

[Martinjmpr]

So collect all sales records of the 80% type item and consider them a weapon when it is time to confiscate everything. Even my rusty spoon

If it's only 80% of a spoon you're OK though.