“...It just isn’t possible to stamp out guns,...”
Wht about stamped reciever AKs? (joke)
As someone who builds guns for a living, these cops don’t know what they are talking about. A trip to your local hardware store and your local auto parts store is all you need to get the component parts to manufacture just about any kind of gun you want. It ain’t hard folks.
The gun in question doesn’t have any M16 fire control parts in it except maybe the selector. By the picture of the officer holding the gun it appears that the bolt operates from the open position. The M16 fire system is designed for closed bolt operation. There is one exeption to this but I seriously doubt that these guys got an LMG fire control group.
The gun appears to be home made but a lot of thought went into the design. Whoever made it pulled a lot of design ideas from guns that are proven in history.
I’m actually surprised that we don’t see more of this kind of news report. When you restrict a type of firearm, you’ll find a lot of people finding ways to get around the restriction... usually by making this stuff at home. Like I said, it’s not hard.
Mike