ATF agent is an idiot!

[WC Deer Hunter]

I realize this is about 2 yrs old so some of you may have seen it before. But seriously how dumb is this guy!

[ame]http://youtu.be/Y2sWiZ8BizI[/ame]

 

[civicisaye]

Classic example of an asshat! "Can easily be converted to a machine gun..... Anyone leaving their house with is asking for trouble" LMAO! This has to be a joke or is the BATFE staffed with deedeedee's?

 

[Roadie]

I never knew AirSoft guns could be converted into "military grade weapons"!
Think I will hit WalMart on my way home!

 

[.452browning]

I would seriously like to see them convert a hunk of plastic into a workable firearm. Id like to be behind a shield while eating popcorn while they shoot it

 

[figley]

From the video, that "agent" seems to have very little first-hand knowledge. My guess is that he is a "public information officer", tasked only with repeating dogma, as he has been instructed. Sounds like he may have trouble spelling ATF, if you spotted him the "A", and the "F".

 

[WC Deer Hunter]

I would seriously like to see them convert a hunk of plastic into a workable firearm. Id like to be behind a shield while eating popcorn while they shoot it

This is my favorite reply from the youtube page!

these guns can clearly be converted to real AR 15s. All you need is to replace the the lower receiver and all of the trigger components, and the upper receiver, and put in a proper firing pin, and also a barrel and stock. I converted my Ford Focus into a Veyron the same way. Just replace the engine and transmission, wheels, chassis, brakes, exhaust, electrical system, body panels, instrumentation, interior and voila!

 

[WebSnyper]

I fail to see how it is possible to convert one. I'm not familiar with air soft, but I don't think they even have a firing pin, etc since there are no primers.

As far as the comment that anyone leaving the house with one of these is looking for trouble, give me a break.

 

[techres]

The issue is not the upper. The ATF seized them because the lowers could be modified and then used with a real upper and you would have "converted" them to a firearm.

This is ironic because you can build a lower out of any plastic including a cutting board:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3chSzLxPuzU"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3chSzLxPuzU[/ame]

Because the ATF originally allowed the lower to be the serialized part on AR's they have to live with the reality that it is the non-load bearing portion of the mechanics and anything can be turned into a lower.

So the dorkiness goes yyyyyyy back and this incident is just a carry on from unintended consequences.

I.E. they got them on a technicality.

 

[billmyn]

this is ludicrous but , there are a lot of airsoft components that will fit and function on a real ar15 , butt stocks , hand guards and some other parts . thats where the magpul training versions come from they are intended for airsoft . not recommended but they do fit . that may be the bases of his stupid ideology .

 

[Easy1]

I never knew AirSoft guns could be converted into "military grade weapons"!
Think I will hit WalMart on my way home!

RIGHT!!! haha

 

[indykid]

Remember, this is the same agency that listed the shoestring as an NFA weapon.

 

[ChalupaCabras]

Some of the better Japanese made examples are made completely of steel, and use an internal design that is very very close to the real weapon.

It is technically possible that you could convert certain such airsoft guns into a firing weapon with an appropriate parts kit, and mechanical knowledge of the real firearm.....

THAT said, there would still be no guarantee that such a contraption would be safe to fire - and the chance of converting one of the plastic gun shown in this video is totally non existent. This is a classic case of ATF taking one specific instance, and 'stretching the truth' far beyond reality.

 

[Monster Man]

It is a little scary what big brother will do, and has done.

It was a lot different before Nov 22, 1963

 

[hoosierdoc]

If the Cubans can turn a truck into a boat for 40 people, I'm sure this is possible

 

[85t5mcss]

Unbelievable! Military grade weapons? Machine guns? If that's the case, then why are we not using in these at war? Simply amazing at what our gooberment does to protect us.

I think the shop owner is right, "proposterous".

 

[Tin Cup]

I could have bought a safe full of these bad boys, but instead I wasted all my hard earned money on a DD rifle for duty.

 

[dsol]

ATF agent is an idiot!

And other breaking news: water is wet.

 

[trip007]

The amazing thing is some people will actually believe this crap. Tax dollars hard at work.

 

[Kutnupe14]

That ATF agent maybe a lil smarter than you guys think...

Now one of those critics is reversing his position, saying at least one airsoft manufacturer has taken the quest to be authentic a little too far.
“The airsoft can be converted to an AR-15,” firearms manufacturer Leo Gonnuscio told FoxNews.com after testing the make and model of airsoft guns seized by the ATF.

Having concluded that several other airsoft guns could not be converted to fire real ammunition, Gonnuscio said he was surprised to find that he was able to to transform this particular gun to the real thing -- and with “minimal work,” because its bottom half, or “receiver,” is so similar to an AR-15

EXCLUSIVE: Toy Gun Sold In U.S. Can Easily Be Converted To The Real Thing | Fox News

 

[fng120]

I'm going to walmart with Roadie!