[Panzerfaust]

Interesting post. I looked at the pictures of the receivers that JPFO has on their site. I'd buy one, except they have an "AUTO" position for the selector, i.e. a 3-position selector. Maybe the guy makes the standard 2-position selector (i.e. FIRE-SAFE).

I'm betting that the "AUTO" marking is what got him in trouble.

[ghostcat]

Apparently what got him in trouble was the "build your own" parties he would hold periodically. It is alleged that at these parties (held at his plant) he would let customers use his cnc equipment to finish the receivers off. They were given brief instruction on what to do an then were allowed to clamp the receiver into place and push the activate button. The BATFE claims that he was in fact manufacturing the receiver because he was allowing this to occur on his equipment.

[absolootezer0]

I'm betting that the "AUTO" marking is what got him in trouble.

very possible. there are a number of M16 specific parts that when combined, make an ar15 full auto. according to the ATF, posessing (doesn't have to be installed, just posessed) any ONE of those parts with an AR15 is a felony.. despite the fact that it takes all of the parts to make the auto feature functional.

[Dead Corpse]

The selector is an entirely different part. Just having it marked on the outside makes it neither full auto nor illegal.

[looscnnn]

I am betting that it is due to him being friendly to JPFO. The BATFE has been pissed off at them and anyone even remotely tied to them due to JPFO making known what a bunch of idiots the BATFE is. Shoestrings are machine guns, malfunctioning semi-automatic rifle is an “illegal machine gun”, incompetant "experts", etc.