Offered an Illegal SBR on trade. What to do?

[Hoosierman]

I was offered this SBR on trade today, I asked the guy if it was registered, and he said no, he had no paperwork for it. I told him in the configuration he has it in, it's an illegal SBR, but he blew me off. What would you do? Ignore him and wait for him to potentially trade to someone else who doesn't know the laws surrounding NFA, or turn him in? I hate the idea of busting fellow gun owners for what I think is a stupid law in the first place, but I also hate the idea of an innocent person having their life ruined by him due to their ignorance.

 

[Bunnykid68]

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[Bigtanker]

Being that you tried to inform him and he blew it off, that would make it a little easier. But ignorance of the law is no excuse. Buyers need to know what the laws are. There are way to many sources to find out what is right.

Tough call.

 

[nra4ever]

They say karma is B****

 

[sgtonory]

Tell him to sell upper and lower at different times.

 

[Light]

If the offer was over INGO, I'd report them to the board admins, because of his ignorance, to protect INGO members.

Outside of INGO, he'll get caught for it eventually, if he truly wants to be that ignorant.

Or its also possible that the gun is stolen, and he doesn't care if its illegal or not.

 

[K_W]

If the offer was over INGO, I'd report them to the board admins, because of his ignorance, to protect INGO members.

Outside of INGO, he'll get caught for it eventually, if he truly wants to be that ignorant.

Or its also possible that the gun is stolen, and he doesn't care if its illegal or not.

Or he's BATF...

 

[Light]

Or he's BATF...

That's also always an option.

 

[Hoosierman]

Or he's BATF...

Unless the BATF is really good at acting dumb (insert anti government joke here... ba-dum tsh) then it wasn't a government sting of any sort.

 

[Timjoebillybob]

Or he's BATF...

That's what I was thinking. Or perhaps just an idiot.

 

[jd4320t]

Stay away from him.

 

[Timjoebillybob]

Unless the BATF is really good at acting dumb (insert anti government joke here... ba-dum tsh) then it wasn't a government sting of any sort.

What do you mean acting? (anti government joke inserted here... ba-dum tsh) But yes quite possible. Or as I said above the guy could just be a run of the mill idiot.

 

[Hoosierman]

It wasn't over INGO.

 

[jd4320t]

It wasn't over INGO.

That's good. The best you can do is try to educate him and move on. I had a similar thing happen here at work. A coworker was building an AR15 and ordered a 10 inch barrel. I informed him it would be an illegal SBR and he had no idea.

 

[Hoosierman]

Stay away from him.

That's definitely the plan. I had thought about telling him to take the stock and pistol grip off, but there are just too many legitimate guns out there to worry about this one. I really lean towards reporting him, but then I think of all the Jews who were reported by their neighbors for not registering. It's a poor comparison, but you get the idea.

 

[Light]

Unless the BATF is really good at acting dumb (insert anti government joke here... ba-dum tsh) then it wasn't a government sting of any sort.

The ATF never baiting....
Watchdog Report - ATF uses rogue tactics in storefront stings across nation


Although I agree that he's probably just a dumb***.

 

[j706]

Did you tell him to order himself one of the Sig AR pistol shooting aids?

It would probably surprise people of how many guys really just do not know the NFA laws. They see guns on the internet, movies ect. and decide they like them. They order the barrel or whatever and put the thing together never thinking a thing about it. Some guys think that because you can buy it then it is not illegal. IMO those kind of guys should be informed of the law so that they can correct the problem. I don't think hardly anyone would want to see a guy like that get in any sort of trouble.

 

[223 Gunner]

I would not report him. As someone else said, Karma is a b*tch. Just let it go, he will figure it out soon enough.

 

[Trigger Time]

Yeah I wouldn't report it. You told him the correct info. Now it's up to him. Too many other people are govt lap dogs. I won't be one too.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

I wouldn't turn him in either. If this was a friend of mine, I'd would think I would owe it to him to keep trying to get through. Otherwise, you did what you could and I'd avoid him.