
Without going into what has been hammered out by those that are into this stuff, in the case of the FAL you need 7 compliant parts to build a "compliant" weapon (if you use a (5) Muzzle attachment also known as a flash hider). What you have codified here are the defined parts that make up a compliant weapon. (1) Frames, receivers, receiver castings, forgings or stampings (c) For purposes of this section, the term imported parts are: Or assembled in the United States prior to November 30, 1990, or the (3) The repair of any rifle or shotgun which had been imported into Testing or experimentation authorized by the Director under the (2) The assembly of such rifle or shotgun for the purposes of (1) The assembly of such rifle or shotgun for sale or distributionīy a licensed manufacturer to the United States or any department orĪgency thereof or to any State or any department, agency, or political (b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to:

Section 925(d)(3) as not being particularly suitable for or readily Section if the assembled firearm is prohibited from importation under Using more than 10 of the imported parts listed in paragraph (c) of this (a) No person shall assemble a semiautomatic rifle or any shotgun 178.39 Assembly of semiautomatic rifles or shotguns. Here it is (You can find it at the link about ¼ of the way down): The part we are interested in is actually in section 178.39. If you want to read the stuff for yourself here is the link. This is the section of the federal law that defines what a "compliant" weapon is if you want to build one. In the fall of 2004 the so called Assault Weapons Ban expired and so did "Section 922R" but the part covering making a firearm with imported parts in 27CFR178 is still in place. That is what is always referred to in the sales catalogs and what is always referenced. So with that in mind, I’ll put the list of parts out there you can pick from and have a little discussion of what’s available as of late March 2005.Īt this time on the Federal level you have to deal with "Section 922R" of 27CFR178.

One of the things folks don’t usually think about when they get into these discussions is the requirement to make the weapon when built compliant with the current version of federal law. Recently there has been a renewed discussion on building FAL’s.
