Need some opinions/ advice from some of you "gun hands"

Cuda416 said
Which specific rules are you talking about? I've not heard of them knocking on doors. Doesn't mean is didn't happen, but I'd like to see a reference.

What the new rules are attempting to do is enforce registration. 80 percent lowers aren't/weren't banned anymore than that hunk of aluminum in my shop. What did happen, and what the injunction covers, is the attempted end to the selling of un-serialized lowers but because the ATF still doesn't recognize an unfinished lower as a firearm, the injunction was granted. They are also trying to make it a little harder by preventing the sale of tooling/jig/lower "kits".

There is a memo from the ATF reaffirming what they classify as a "firearm" with respect to the lowers (rifles and pistols) and yes, 80 lowers are still just a hunk of metal.

I'm not above being wrong, so please lt me know where I've made a mistake. This not some "challenge" and I'm serious. I don't want to be wrong on this anymore than the next person.

That wasn't my intention. I'm not saying you're wrong at all, or even replying to anything you've posted. I think you've laid it out very well in fact.

The point I was making is that personally I'd avoid it because it's an area where there's active litigation going on, and the outcome of it could change what enforcement looks like in the long term. That's all.

The in-person visits I reference aren't published stories, but come from personal experience. I can't go into details, but it's happened/happening. The ATF also makes a big deal about intent. Selling a single 80% lower is fine. But when a sale includes tools, jigs, fixtures, instructions and the way BATFE looks at it gets more ~~stupid~~ nuanced and has lead to enforcement actions. Those are the kinds of things that people should be educated on, but would probably take pages to explain properly in a digestable way. Or at least more space than I'm willing to commit, lol.