[HN Gopher] Backyard Ballistics ___________________________________________________________________ Backyard Ballistics Author : thetopher Score : 25 points Date : 2022-12-02 20:12 UTC (2 hours ago) (HTM) web link (www.backyard-ballistics.com) (TXT) w3m dump (www.backyard-ballistics.com) | walrus01 wrote: | I would recommend reading up on what the ATF considers a | "destructive device" or "any other weapon" before home building | any cannons or similar things. | | https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=atf+defin... | | An ignorant but technically motivated person can also | "accidentally" build an NFA form 1 or form 4 firearm by making a | short barrelled rifle without the appropriate tax stamp, just by | combining pieces together. Or by doing something like putting a | vertical foregrip on something that is legally a pistol. Or by | making a home-made silencer. And so on. | nop_slide wrote: | I wonder if they make silencers for wet blankets :p jk | shortstuffsushi wrote: | https://www.atf.gov/firearms/firearms-guides-importation-ver... | | > Any type of weapon by whatever name known which will, or | which may readily be converted to expel a projectile, by the | action of an explosive or other propellant, the barrel or | barrels of which have a bore greater than one-half inch in | diameter. | | Hmm, guess that would technically cover potato canons? Though | the exemptions include | | > a device which is neither designed nor redesigned for use as | a weapon | | :shrug: | cjsawyer wrote: | This was one of my favorite books growing up ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2022-12-02 23:00 UTC)