AK-47 Parts Kit w/ Full Auto Parts

[SigForLife]

Just make sure that none of your "full auto parts" find themselves in your semi receiver. BATFE just successfully prosecuted Mr. Olofson for having an original Ar-15, that was built with some m16 parts (came from the factory that way and BATFE had approved such use of full auto parts in a semi version, at that time) and the gun malfunctioned at the range, resulting in several tri-bursts. Since the BATFE had later decided that no full auto parts could be used in a semi version, he was convicted, even though Olympic (who built his original Ar-15) had a fire and was not sure that they made him aware that he had to send back his rifle for replacement parts. Just an FYI....

[Garpman]

I read the story differently. Don't get me wrong, I would never back up the ATF, and I disagree with us mere citizens not being able to own select fire weapons without a ton of hoops and a high dollar premium but Mr. Olofson's rifle did more than just "malfunction". He deliberately modified it so that it would purposefully fire burst on each pull of the trigger.

Is it a bs law altogether? Sure it is. But this was more than a simple case of gun malfunction.

[Pa. Patriot]

Originally Posted by Garpman

...He deliberately modified it so that it would purposefully fire burst on each pull of the trigger.

Where did you get this information?

[SigForLife]

Originally Posted by Garpman

He deliberately modified it so that it would purposefully fire burst on each pull of the trigger.

Whoa, where are you getting your facts from? I would advise that unless you have a credible witness to such facts that you not make such accusations because it is libel. Nothing to that extent came out in the trial and I am unaware of ANYONE who has come forward that he purposely modified the weapon. Let's think about this logically, if you modified a weapon, would you *lend* it to a friend to take to a *public* range to shoot? That is what happened in the Olofson case. Not to mention numerous individuals at the range saw/heard the friend fire the weapon for hours before the weapon malfunctioned.

[Garpman]

I'm not making any accusations, this is what I've read, and I apologize if I made it sound like the official story.

I got this information from the same medium that we are on now, a gun forum. I am very well aware that this is dangerous, but all knowledge I have of Mr. Olofson's case spans a few gun forums with varying information.

[SigForLife]

Well, if such was the case, the BATFE would have definitely brought such out as actual evidence instead of circumstantial conjecture during the trial. There is absolutely no support, that I am aware of, to support this comment/conjecture. As I stated previously, if you think about it logically, no one would do this. While I will admit that people do modify their semi-automatic weapons to fire full auto, no one would be so dumb, especially a National Guard firearms instructor (which Mr. Olofson is), to give such a weapon to a friend who is going to a public range. Moreover, it is well known that Olympic built his Ar-15, built it at a time where they were allowed to use full-auto parts, and they later had a huge fire at Olympic, just after the BATFE changed their mind on the full-auto parts issue. Thus, Olympic does not know whether they ever recalled Mr. Olofson's Ar-15.

[Garpman]

That is terrible news then. I didn't think even the ATF would ignore a malfunction and label it as possessing an "illegal" select fire firearm.

I guess I was reading the circumstantial conjecture in broken bits and pieces which led me to believe that was the actual circumstances. Either way, if they successfully prosecuted him, the "official" story is a loss for everyone.

No, deliberately modifying a firearm and then lending it to someone doesn't make sense, but it's not like there aren't people out there who would lack that much sense, and who haven't done a lot worse even under the guise of having good credentials (police, military, firearm instructors, etc.).

Again, apologies for the misrepresentation. It seems that actual events fall more in line with what we all have come to expect from the BATFE.