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It's not illegal for an FFL to sell loose bullets like that. Just because they are not from a "commercial" maker,, doesn't make them illegal.
Selling remanufactured ammo is not illegal but the liability is HUGE. During the Obama/Biden ammo shortages alot of remanufactured ammo was sold. Some of the amateurs got an FFL and became a licensed business in order to get a price break on supplies. Whether they are "bonded" is whole different matter. More than one firearm has been destroyed by 'gun show" ammo.
 
All the old guys sitting at the Gun Shows selling Lead Cast Bullets are going to get locked up? They may as well roll over and die if they can't do this to stay active.
 
Yes, similar to moonshine. Make it all you want, sell it without paying for the license and you're in trouble. The not-for-profit argument is thin because the lady selling to the store was for profit 100% and illegal. But then the store owner didn't give them away so he's in the same boat she is. Both were for profit.

This analogy is 100% incorrect. Home distillation of spirits for personal consumption, while rarely prosecuted, is completely illegal. Home distillation licenses for fuel usage are obtainable, licenses to produce for consumption require some inane tracking and storage requirements (thinking bonded warehouse or some such).

The store owner didn't MANUFACTURE the cast bullets in the course of business, so he's in the clear. A one-time sale of personal assets is not a regular business activity either.

Y'all are welcome to believe what you want. ATF used to have guidance on their website (think it may have gone away with the rule rewriting the past couple years) about selling personally made firearms, that made it relatively clear that an occasional sale of an item that was not specifically manufactured with the intent to sell was not a licensed activity.
 
No.

It is not illegal to make your own whiskey, beer, or wine. It is illegal to do so and sell it without a license. A license is nothing more than a tax which is what the gubmint wants and needs. They care zero about safety.

When did fuel become and issue? Because the General Lee ran on moonshine on the Dukes of Hazzard TV show?

It matters not the store owner did not manufacture the bullets himself. What matters is he sold ammunition components that were made by a non-licensed person. If your poor attempt at logic is true, one could cast their own bullets, "sell" them to a friend, then the friend could legally sell them and pay the maker back with no issue. Not the case at all.

And the ATF does in fact have language on their website to corroborate what has been posted already herein. I'm with the other guy. Topic needs to go bye-bye.
 
No.

It is not illegal to make your own whiskey, beer, or wine. It is illegal to do so and sell it without a license. A license is nothing more than a tax which is what the gubmint wants and needs. They care zero about safety.
(the following is for educational purposes only and is not intended to help advise anyone of how to commit a crime)
It is a federal crime to make whisky, but not beer or wine so long as the person does not possess over a certain amount of home made beer or wine at any one point in time.

As for being legal in states, most it is a felony to make whiskey. Missouri it is completely state legal to make and possess 100 gallons per adult up to 2 adults per household, making it legal for a husband and wife to possess up to 200 gallons at any given point and time. But being it is still a federal crime if I were to have any I sure would not brag about it on the internet. There are a few other states that are kind of iffy and still best to keep any such activity under the radar as well. It is however in the state of Missouri a crime to transport sad stash from the place it was made to another property, so don't get caught taking to a friends house for any reason either.

And unless one is openly making and or even selling it under the radar they most likely will never get into any trouble. Key takeaway here is to stay under the radar!
 
It matters not the store owner did not manufacture the bullets himself. What matters is he sold ammunition components that were made by a non-licensed person.
I posted the relevant statute. Supply a source that supports your argument if you have such.

Don't bother accusing me of coming up with the logic in the statute. I didn't have anything to do with crafting it. Were it up to me, there wouldn't be restrictions on manufacturing projectiles.
 
No statute quoted, only referenced. The reference you typed says that it's illegal to make ammo or components thereof without a license. So you're saying it's not illegal to sell the things you aren't allowed to produce. Okay.
 
I posted the relevant statute. Supply a source that supports your argument if you have such.

Don't bother accusing me of coming up with the logic in the statute. I didn't have anything to do with crafting it. Were it up to me, there wouldn't be restrictions on manufacturing projectiles.
I posted a link above where a lawyer explains it well. They give the statutes too. But I'm definitely with you on if it were up to me all kinds of stuff would become legal.
 
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