Deactivated weapons law

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StuWright
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Deactivated weapons law

Post by StuWright » Wed Jul 10, 2024 10:35 pm

I have a certificated deactivated LMG that cocks and dry fires. It cannot be stripped and I wondered would it be illegal to try and work out how to strip it down if it isn’t modified to be able to fire?
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Re: Deactivated weapons law

Post by AR4412 » Thu Jul 11, 2024 9:57 am

Hi Stu,

Working out how you can get it to strip down is perfectly legal. Doing so may be another matter. Breaking the seal may invalidate the warranty and all that. I have seen weapons where it has been done, and done sympathetically it can be hard to tell. The chances of anyone actually checking the weapon is fairly slim I think.

Out of interest as to it's deactivation specification and what would have been done, what year was the weapon deactivated?

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Re: Deactivated weapons law

Post by StuWright » Fri Jul 12, 2024 7:17 am

I will have to check as I put the cert somewhere safe.
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