Ares armory granted restraining order against ATF.

[saltydecimator]

http://fox5sandiego.com/2014/03/12/gun-store-owner-halts-federal-raid/

Been posted already?

My theory is we know how great govt communicates so the memo hadn't made it down to the appropriate office yet. Hopefully this gives freedom a leg up no?

 

[AKguy1985]

Thats good for them.

 

[uncle money bags]

Yup.

http://www.okshooters.com/showthread.php?193498-For-those-following-the-Ares-Armor-situation

 

[ratski]

I have to ask though.

ATF is claiming that these receivers are actually firearms
ARES is claiming that they are in 80% mode.

They are plastic/resin lowers that have to still be "machined"
The difference is that they areas and amounts that have to be "machined" are a different color resin than the finished product.
The idea is that this makes it easier for the end user to make a nonserialized firearm on their own.

ATF's position is that these receivers are actually firearms first, due to the different color resins.

So, my question is this: What is the process that they go thru to get these receivers?
And I'm guessing that this is what the case may hinge upon.

IF the receivers are first cut/cast/extruded as a full receiver and THEN the different colored resin is added to take the receiver back "cosmetically" to the 80% configuration, then I have to agree with ATF on this one that these are firearms first.

IF there is a way that they are made where the two different resins are injected/molded at the same time, then I agree that they are 80% blanks.

I think that this will all depend on the manufacturing process and which comes first.

Dave

 

[otis147]

the filler is cast first, the receiver is cast around that.


atf got a warrant today, apparently. hopefully ares purged their customer records already.

 

[dieseltech09]

 

[SMS]

So much for the restraining order...

 

[jmike314]

This should be real interesting.

 

[3inSlugger]

So much for the restraining order...

Did you expect the State to control the State from doing statist stuff?

Now anyone who bought from Ares will be sweating...

 

[caojyn]

Coming to a theater near you.