Re: ATF regulations.

At 06:05 PM 10/12/2004, Randall Clague wrote:
>At 03:33 PM 10/12/2004 -0700, Jerry Durand wrote:
>
>>the BATFE "Orange Book" even specifically defines car airbag actuators as 
>>controlled explosives, requiring that your car be kept in a magazine
>
>Surely individual car owners are exempt if the airbag actuator is in the 
>car and has not been tampered with.

Surely you'd think so, but the rules do NOT state any exemption (if you 
ask, they'll say "you know what we mean", but the judge would go by the 
written rules).  Therefore you need an explosives permit (federal and 
state) to own the car, a HazMat license to drive it, and a type-4 magazine 
to store it in.  Also, anyone under 18, not a US citizen, or ever convicted 
of a crime with a 1 year sentence can not be allowed anywhere near it.


>If not, I'm glad my car doesn't have an airbag.

It's just part of the silliness that lets them arrest anyone they 
want.  When I lived in Florida the RICO drug laws came into being with a 
similar intent.  They state that your vehicle can be confiscated if there 
is ANY detectable trace of any illegal drug found on or in it, regardless 
of how it got there.  No charges have to be filed, they just take it and 
auction it off.  As far as I know, they've never confiscated a commercial 
airplane or cruise ship, but they get LOTS of private airplanes, charter 
boats, and cars every year.


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