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Assuming 374 doesn't get vetoed...
(And with the understanding that it's too late to amend it again. Mods, feel free to move/delete this if it would help revise/craft the pending legislation)
I would like to propose a minimal compliance device. The idea is to have something that would satisfy the letter of the law while preserving our right to own and operate our firearms free from any registration requirements. The idea is with direct respect to the AR-15 pattern but could be applicable to anything comprising an upper&lower receiver which inherently separate the firing mechanism from the other operatiional components upon disassembly.
What I think we can do is attach a small metal or plastic plate to the side of the upper receiver in such a way that the plate descends below the mating plane of the upper and lower receivers and physically blocks access to the magazine release button. It would have to be attached in some permanent manner. Most ideally would be to construct it contiguously from the same billet from which the upper receiver is machined but existing rifle could conceivably have one welded, glued, braised, pinned or screwed in place to potentially be acceptable. This would afford for magazines not being detachable from the assembled rifle, as is required by 374, without the action being broken open. It would, however, restore access to the magazine release by breaking the receivers' attachments to one another. The cover would need to rigid enough to not flex. This could be accomplished by installing flat plate over a bullet button or a U or L shaped plate over a traditional button. It would be inexpensive, easy to manufacture, and easy to install.
I would like to additionally propose that the device be named the "Steinberg Shroud," and recommend that any other minimal compliance devices also include the name(s) of the politicians responsible for the laws with which the devices are designed to provide compliance.
I feel that the idea is obvious enough so as to waive any rights of invention. I have no intention to develop it into any kind of commercial product and so provide the notion to the community as public domain free of any reservation. While I am not aware of any prior art, I cannot say beyond the shadow of a doubt that none exists.
I would like to propose a minimal compliance device. The idea is to have something that would satisfy the letter of the law while preserving our right to own and operate our firearms free from any registration requirements. The idea is with direct respect to the AR-15 pattern but could be applicable to anything comprising an upper&lower receiver which inherently separate the firing mechanism from the other operatiional components upon disassembly.
What I think we can do is attach a small metal or plastic plate to the side of the upper receiver in such a way that the plate descends below the mating plane of the upper and lower receivers and physically blocks access to the magazine release button. It would have to be attached in some permanent manner. Most ideally would be to construct it contiguously from the same billet from which the upper receiver is machined but existing rifle could conceivably have one welded, glued, braised, pinned or screwed in place to potentially be acceptable. This would afford for magazines not being detachable from the assembled rifle, as is required by 374, without the action being broken open. It would, however, restore access to the magazine release by breaking the receivers' attachments to one another. The cover would need to rigid enough to not flex. This could be accomplished by installing flat plate over a bullet button or a U or L shaped plate over a traditional button. It would be inexpensive, easy to manufacture, and easy to install.
I would like to additionally propose that the device be named the "Steinberg Shroud," and recommend that any other minimal compliance devices also include the name(s) of the politicians responsible for the laws with which the devices are designed to provide compliance.
I feel that the idea is obvious enough so as to waive any rights of invention. I have no intention to develop it into any kind of commercial product and so provide the notion to the community as public domain free of any reservation. While I am not aware of any prior art, I cannot say beyond the shadow of a doubt that none exists.
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