That was his point - in this age of 3d printed and CAM'd gun parts, the cost of production is extremely low. He was getting $450 for a sear - a very small part. Even their rule changes don't fix this - for that kind of $$ I could have hundreds of those CAM'd or even 3d printed in metal, and use the $$ to pay for a decent chunk of a production shop.
Trivial to 3D print, or file down a piece of scrap metal into the right shape. Just goes to show how inane gun laws can be.
How do you get the parts to the buyback program if you can't drive to them?
You can carve one out of sheet metal in a couple minutes. This won’t stop evil people.
Even worse, a self centering punch and 5 seconds can turn your AR-15 into an illegal automatic weapon as far as the ATF is concerned (just punch approximately where the auto pin would go).
The only people affected by these garbage laws are the ones who aren’t interested in harming anyone.
You can murder a person with the same level of effort.
The only people affected by these garbage laws against murder are the ones who aren’t interested in harming anyone.
It's also one of those situations where the practical reality of being caught for something like this is basically nil. Especially when the intent is neither to sell, distribute, nor use them yourself.
Isn't a "sear" a standard part of a trigger mechanism? What is illegal about it?
Making a sear is completely federally legal in the US.
It is however illegal to make a sear featuring support for automatic or select fire, unless you have the appropriate licensing to manufacture.
This guy built sears for a 3D printed gun. I think he will be okay.