So, basically the Government doesn't give a shit what you do as long as you pay them to not harass you about it.

Dear Iraqveteran8888, You are one of the only youtubers I can devote 49 minutes of my time to. My parents don't own guns because they're "scary" but you best believe that when I turn 18 next year I'm going to start the collection. This video along with others have contributed to my knowledge as a non-gunowner. I have made it a responsibility to look at videos on guns thanks to y'all. Thank You. Sincerely, American Teen

I don't live in the United States but as far as I can tell these regulations are completely useless. The people that will respect these rules definitly aren't the kind of people that would use their firearms to commit crimes. As if any criminal would register his gun before robbing a store.

Funfackt: in Norway suppressors on both handguns and rifles is a over the counter item you just have to have a gun permit and the dealer will send in papers that they sold it to you.

I'm a gun owner and I'm a teacher. I have integrated gun safety into my lessons. Trying to change kids minds and save their lives at the same time.

America needs to go back to the days you could mail order a Thompson.

When my Dad was in elementary school in the mid 50's during hunting season kids would bring their guns to school to go hunting at a friends place after school. Can you imagine a 10 year old kid bringing a shotgun to school now? They would send out the swat team. Even when I was in high school in the late 80's you could still bring your gun to school but had to leave it in your car. During hunting season every pickup truck in the lot had a gun in the window rack.

You guys should do an update for 2019. This was probably the best explanation of NFA/ATF BS I have listened to. Also...you two work very well together....you compliment each other. I could have listened to another 2 hours easily.

NFA - The "Nasty Fascist Assault" on 2A.

This video is just 46 minutes of reasons why the NFA should be abolished.

The NFA act should be repealed and then all of those headaches would go away.

2015: “form 4s are coming, we don’t know when...” 2019: ......

About the NFA: It's unconstitutional. That's all you need to know.

my freshman year of college, a kid from the city wrote a paper (for a government class) on how suppressors should be legal for at least hunting. i may have ruined the entire paper when he took questions and i told him that they were completely legal with the proper tax stamps.

They need to take suppressors off of the NFA list! Do they really think suppressors are destructive?

The NFA of 1934 was a legislative response to the planned coup against FDR in 1933 called the 'Business Plot'. which, given the way Congress treated it, seems to have been more along the lines of a 'false flag' operation. The plot was impractical, and may actually have been government-sponsored, given Congress's lackadaisical treatment of what amounted to treason. Those named in it never did second of jail time. The only thing the NFA did was to 'underarm' the American public, legislatively placing superior firepower in the hands of government. Which has led to a pattern of increasing, expanding legislative encroachments upon the 2nd Amendment right up to today.

They should rename this video "Reasons to Hate Lawyers, Politicians, and the BATFE".

It's nice to know that this government trusts its citizens to use fully automatic weapons to protect this country while in the military, but distrusts those same people with that same weapon system back home.

The whole NFA act needs to be repealed, and ALL the taxes paid under it refunded with interest to those who paid it, and if they are deceased, to their heirs. It was unconstitutional when it was enacted and is still unconstitutional today. The Second Amendment says "shall not be infringed", yet the NFA act was designed to infringe on the second amendment rights of citizens. The argument that it didn't outlaw anything but rather imposed a "tax" on certain items is nonsense. In 1934 very few could afford to pay a $200 tax on anything, especially as the country was in the middle of the Great Depression! That onerous "tax" was a backdoor INFRINGEMENT and nothing less. It was illegal then and is illegal now. The second amendment gives us the right to buy all the items that are covered under the nfa act without infringement, without having to get "permission" and or to be "allowed" to own by the government! WITHOUT PAYING AN ONEROUS TAX ON!

Update note, as of 2016 a signature from the chief law enforcement officer is no longer required on a Form1 or Form 4, you just send them a copy as notification. They don't have to actively approve it anymore.

You guys should do a video on what the requirements are of possessing an NFA item once you have the stamp. Such as penalties for not having the stamp with the item, or who can and can't shoot the items. And what possession truly means when someone else fires the weapon.

The treatment of suppressors annoys me a bit. I don't care about barrel lengths all that much (other than harmonics of various calibers), but I do care about suppressors. Partly because of hearing safety and partly because noise pollution is harmful to the ecosystem. I own this property and I take good care of it (down to the lead-less bullets I use). Suppressors aren't some sort of 'gangster toy' to me. They're a mandatory part of a plinking system. They should be treated with more dignity and respect than they currently are by the general public. Honestly, I think they should just be stricken from the NFA.

Iraqveteran8888, you are the only ones that can repeal parts of the NFA. You have pro gun people who agree with you, over a million of them. You could make a petition, hell, make a case that explains how the NFA is against the Constitution. I'm just putting it out that you could reverse the anti gun bias that's so popular, or at least try. I believe in all you guys, and I'm sure I'm not the only one.

It’s such a blessing that we have the ATF to do our thinking for us and keep us safe from ourselves.

ban the NFA. ban the ATF

In a perfect world this video wouldn't need to be made, because in a perfect world, the NFA doesn't exist.

"Hey son here's 3 bucks go buy me a six pack of dynamite". That sound awesome :D

God, just listening to all the rules the NFA has, all I can think about is how illegal the "rules" are.

Good NFA video. Must abolish the NFA laws, please!

abolishment of NFA weapon would be great... especially on supressors, SBS and SBR's.

I’ll be telling my kids about the time I had to walk down to the post office and pick up a package in the good old days of 2016 A package that weighed 30 lbs, was a gun case zip tied closed with an address label taped to it, and contained a 50BMG rifle And had to carry it home through the streets of downtown Vancouver

"Constructive possession" I own a shotgun, should I throw away my hacksaw?

Even if I ever get a transferable Mac10 I would still like to see the NFA repealed, I don't care if it'd make my investment drop in price. At least everyone else would be able to own one for cheap

Have a drink every time Chad makes the pooping noise.

Hoping we lose it soon! Come on Trump! Hearing Protection Act please

Great video, very informative. Thank you for taking the time to make this, I learned a lot and am more informed than I was 47 minutes ago. Keep up the good work gentleman!

Great video guys! As someone who already knew what you went over, you did an EXCELLENT job explaining it to those who didn't. Very clear and concise. I look forward to doing a collab video with you soon!

Your vids are getting nutnfancy long.

NEVER ASK LE FOR LEGAL ADVICE. NEVER. Most in LE have to look up statutes AFTER making an arrest. Most know nothing about firearm laws. Speak to an attorney knowledgeable in firearms in your area and research for yourself. Outside of this the information was spot on and invaluable. A very quick and comprehensive introduction into the NFA and why it is absurd.

We have an NFA in Australia. It stands for 'National Firearms Agreement'. Our Gun Control laws are soooooo much worse than the United States. We have to register ALL firearms, including air rifles. Ours are also categorised into A,B,C,D,H,P (paintball markers), R (Restricted)

The NFA & ATF are contrary to the Second amendment thus making them null and void.

You big youtubers need to rally together and start fighting the NFA. This should've been a damn gun gripe. :(

Just a heads up In order to convert an AR 15 to a select fire weapon you must have a M 16 bolt and a low shelf lower receiver. The AR 15 bolt will not work without some serious modifications. Thumbs up on the information in this video

They are taxing a constitutional right. That is not legal for one.

This is probably the most informative gun video I've ever watched on youtube. Thanks!

Fun switches and cans on every gun with no papers would be the day.... The best day

Find a man with a gun the ATF will find a crime. “Show me the man I’ll show you the crime” -Joseph Stalin

sounds like a federal infringement on the 2nd amendment.

It is UNCONSTITUTIONAL!!!!!!! That's all i have to say.

Ha in my school well it is also a school of 120 kids in a town of 311 peoplw in the middle of nebraska but the teachers talk about hunting and guns and during deer season bring there deer to school and we all just tall about hunting and gun stuff with our teachers

That tax stamp just feels like a blessing and a curse. For one its great that the amount has _never_ changed over all these years but after I break out a $200 check the price of said item can reach or even surpass MSRP. But hey at least I get my suppressors...

I must say I have been watching you guys for the past 4-5 years. I always felt you were well informed and I have learned a lot from you guys. This video, sealed the deal for me with respect to sharing you guys with my friends and clients. Well done. Well worth the time no need to apologize.

NFA fact #1: IT'S UNCONSTITUTIONAL! 😡

Hey if the Democrats want to get rid of an acronym start with NFA A suppressor is not a Firearm you need a firearm to use it not the other way around.

Thank you guys for all of your time and info, I had never really thought about becoming a gun owner prior to your videos but with all the info from you guys I bought my 1st pistol last year (Beretta Px4 Storm 9mm) which is a joy to shoot, I took my son to the range and he had gotten quite good with it as well, i picked up a Ruger 10/22 and began shooting with my daughter as well. Today I am going to buy a Maverick 88 this will be my 3rd firearm and I know it will not be my last. Thank you very much for getting me and my family informed and armed. My summer project will be building my 1st AR-15. Thanks again and keep up the great work. #SupportThe2nd

I have a feeling I wouldn’t agree with these guys on politics at all but I still watch them. You know why? They present clear and accurate information, actual facts, without any need for being political. The second amendment is above politics. So glad you guys are out there informing the public. Our constitutional rights are everything and we need to defend them. Thanks for doing what you do. - a fellow American

Haven't finish watching yet, but I want to say thanks. I'm glad that you guys made this video and covered this. It's most helpful.

My dream would be to make all the information contained in this video irrelevant by repealing the NFA.

That last part about purposely making it confusing so you don't bother with it has been exactly my stand point on getting a SBR. The way they bounce the law from one day to the next just makes it unappealing.

Do you guys have a podcast? I'd definitely listen to you guys for hours!

I still would have watched even if it was twice as long.

By far, one of your best video's to date

Question on pistol carbine conversions + suppressors: A design in my head right now (that I haven't figured all the details out on yet) is taking a Glock 21, a 460Rowland conversion kit, a CCU like the Roni or KPOS G2 in order to build a pistol cal carbine. Adding a pinned and welded SilencerCo suppressor to achieve the ~16.5" total barrel lengh so that only one tax stamp is required (for suppressor) instead of 2 stamps (suppressor + SBR). This would be even better if Polymer80 had a G-21 based frame... Now one issue I come up with is that pinning/welding the suppressor in such a build will prevent the barrel from being removed from the slide (Maybe machine the front of the slide and machining in some sort of removable retainer to pull the complete barrel/suppressor unit out the front somehow while still retaining the recoil spring function, etc.? IDK). Another issue is cleaning the suppressor in this configuration, how would that work without inadvertently creating an SBR as soon as you pull the suppressor apart to clean it? Basically, I want a Glock 21-based, 460 Rowland, integrally-suppressed carbine, without being classified as an SBR. One freedom tax is enough for a single firearm. The reason other than because I haven't seen one: I'm curious how well a 460 Rowland out of a 16" barrel will do against wild boar. (Using as many parts that are already on the market as possible - which means a longer permanently attached suppressor that adds ~10" to the barrel length).

This video never gets old. So many good points. I can tell this topic ruffles your guy’s feathers. As which it should.

You guys always worry about the videos running too long. I personally enjoy these longer videos, especially when they cover interesting topics and you provide great information on those topics. So don't "gripe" about all the "facts" you give us in these videos.

"this ksg is the smallest non nfa shotgun" Shockwave has entered the chat

I was at the Indy 1500 Gun & Knife show last year and the ATF was out in force, armed with dowel rods, tape measures and their spec sheets. They were confiscating all kinds of shit, being brought in and on the way out. Folks were bringing in their home built AR's and selling them, but they had no stamps for anything. Into the hold it went. There were some pissed off folks in that place. Cops were everywhere. It was very tense.

Excellent video fellas! Thanks for all the educating info! Ive often wondered about many of these specific details. Much appreciated!

You can have a 14.5 inch ar15 as long as it has a 1.5 inch flash hider that's pinned & welded for an OAL of 16"

Ok, am I the only one here who thinks these are some stupid rules. If i buy a firearm, why cant i do what i want with it and outfit it the way i feel like. why do i have to give the nfa money and file out a bunch of forms, what changes? This seems really redundant and a waste of time but i guess we don't want another ruby ridge.

Am I the only one watching this in 2020 looking at the ammo behind them thinking, "I haven't seen that much ammo on a shelf in almost a year"???

Hey. Aussie viewer here. My dad use to tell me about a time in the mid 70's when you could walk around your little town at the age of 12 with a .22 rifle going and getting hunting supplies for your trip and the most anyone would say is "shoot straight, son" or "your going out today? In this heat?" No licence checks, not karens shouting about a kid having a gun. None of that Where the hell did we go wrong? Guns have gone from being seen as a tool of survival to a mass murder implement that needs to be banned and never spoken of again. I hate this planet. Honestly

Constructive possession is the mechanism with logical equivalence to thought police pre-crime arrests.

Re: shouldering a pistol with an arm brace, in the "opinion" letter provided by the ATF's acting director of the FTIB, the section to which is referred (18 USC.921(a)(7), is the definition of a "rifle"; to wit: The term "rifle" means a weapon designed or redesigned, made or remade, and intended to be fired from the shoulder and designed or redesigned and made or remade to use the energy of an explosive to fire only a single projectile through a rifled bore for each single pull of the trigger. By this definition, as cited by the author of the "opinion", any entity attempting to convict a citizen, during proceedings of adjudication must then prove, beyond a reasonable doubt that the pistol was "designed or redesigned, made or remade, and intended to fired from the shoulder.....". The simple act of actually firing from the shoulder does not, in itself, indicate that the pistol was configured with that intention.Along these lines, 18USC.921(a)(29)(A) defines a handgun as: (29) The term "handgun" means - (A) a firearm which has a short stock and is designed to be held and fired by the use of a single hand; and (B) any combination of parts from which a firearm described in subparagraph (A) can be assembled. So, it should then be the ATF's official opinion that because many pistols are designed with the clear and indisputable intention to be held and shot with two hands (ie. stippling on the fore end of it's trigger guard, etc) and are employed in this manner by every LE agency and LE agents who moonlight as firearms/self defense instructors who teach civilians who'll pay, that those pistols are no longer pistols but would then be classified as AOW's. I would welcome any agent of LE to initiate an arrest based on the lettered opinion. While he/she would likely be protected by qualified immunity, their agency or sponsoring gov't entity would probably pay a large sum in the ensuing civil lawsuit.Please don't base your knowledge of the law on youtube vids. Go to the source. And for god's sake, stop posting vids labeled "skirting gun laws", or "getting over on the ATF", etc. You're inviting the attention of idiots; idiots that could make your lives very uncomfortable.Iraqveteran "et al", is obviously very educated on this and similar subjects and provides a great basis on which to form your own educated opinions. If you like to wade around in the gray area of any law, do your research and be prepared to defend your actions with black and white. As a LE agent, myself, I'd much rather be surrounded by armed, responsible and educated citizens.

the bit about going to buy dynamite for dad is so true. back in montana cousin would send me out at 12 to buy ammo in his 67 mustang every monday when i vissited. he used to own both the gun stores in town now only 1. i got em from his shop obviously. even sent me in to get my own 22 to use once haha. they didnt allow that 1

I don't even live in the US but I still found this video very interesting, great job as usual. Was also good to see Barry!

is owning a shotgun and a hacksaw at the same time constructive possession? what a crock.

all these laws are completely absurd. either you can own a firearm responsibly or you can't. wtf does it matter if you have a bolt action or an apache. you either obtain it with the intention to use it responsibly or with the intention to do harm to others. i honestly pity these people who make these laws they must wear velcro shoes because shoelaces are too complicated.

2x Iraq veteran, Louisiana sportsman here, Great job, very informative, brace package better understanding. Thanks a million..

One point about the origin of the NFA, the NFA put in the provision about the sbrs only because at first they wanted to just target handguns, because those were the main crime guns, but people questioned what about people cutting down rifles and shotguns into "pistols." Later on, they got rid of the handgun part, but pretty much forgot about the sbr rule, so there is no reason they are being taxed, and the criminals were not really using short shotguns and hiding them, they were using riot length guns when they were using them.

Love you guys... overall greatest vids

I wish you would cover homemade firearms, and 80% lowers, things like that. I'm kinda starting to get into that stuff, so I would like to hear about the laws around those items. Just the thought of shooting a gun I built myself is awesome to me! I still really enjoyed this video though!

This was a great thought out and very informative video. Thank you for taking the time to make this.

one of the best videos I've watched from you guys! Awesome info! Keep these kind of vids coming

Repeal NFA, disband the BATFE and Federally guaranteed Constitutional Carry in all states!!

REPEAL THE HUGHES AMENDMENT

I know this is an older video, I love your guys videos. I found the conversation near the end of the video interesting how fast forward 5 years to today the changes in the suppressor market and public view. Although I watched another video you guys mentioned a company called Huntertown Arms that made suppressors that's now unfortunately closed due to a fall in suppressor demand and sales. I just wanted to mention I learned things from this video and appreciate that you guys put this great information out there for people to find and educate themselves.

Thank you for the time and effort you put into making this video. Believe it or not, you've only further proven what I and many others believe is the REAL problem with America's gun laws: they're irrational and need to be reformed from a standpoint of rationality and NOT political labels!

"Arm brace"

Can you do a 2019 version

I appreciate the effort gentlemen. There is much to cover when talking about laws and how they work. I took two semesters of business law and we barely scratched the surface in the whole topic of laws. A good video. Thanks.

here in Canada, we have non restricted( can be shot anywhere it is safe provided you have the proper licencing and landowners permission), restricted(shooting range only), and prohibited(unlawful to posses unless you are lucky enough to manage to get a prohibited licence) The PAL (Possession Acquisition License) which you must be 18 to have, and must go through the firearms safety program. Generally, all semi auto rifles are limited to 5 rounds, and to be non restricted they must have an overall length around 26 inches with a barrel at least 18 1/2". Like the SKS rifle. However, the ar-15, even if it meets non restricted length is automatically a restricted firearm like any handgun and can only be discharged at a licensed firing range. Y'all should host some Canadian gun owners on your channel! A great voice for Canadian firearms owners is Rod Giltaca (CCFR, Civil Advantage). There are lots of Canadians who wish they had the same rights as our neighbors to the south.

I think the community that the school is in has a big role in what teachers say about being anti gun. For example we just had our friends of the NRA meeting at a local middle school. Where around 300 people showed up. And over half were open carrying. ( probably the safest school in America at the time) And I know it's not like that everywhere. But the community has a big influence on what goes on in schools. And by the way Eric I can save you some tickets for next years meeting if you like.

down with the unconstitutional NFA act i want my rights back

The NFA didn't "equalize" the playing field it made it so pretty much only gangsters and bootleggers could afford a full auto Thompson or BAR.

Fantastic video, guys. Thank you for taking the time to do this. I know it has helped a lot of people, and clarified some things to keep people from unknowingly getting themselves into trouble.

If trump gets the hearing protection act through I'm going to make a semi auto 9mm smg I designed based on the luty design with a wire telescoping stock with 10 1/2" barrel with a 6" suppressor pinned and welded to it (maybe make a video series on it hopefully).

I see it coming now. I just watched it happen in the drone industry. There are people that LOVE the legality of a thing that they are willing to go thru more so than the THING itself. HAM Radio is another example. Most HAMMERS love the feeling of Superiority over others more so than actually using their radios! There is this breed of Do-good er out there now that love going through the legal process and will agree to passing new laws just to make them BETTER THAN YOU!!! They actually love the feeling of having a power over you so although they may be “gun people” they will support more gun laws just to maximize their elitism over you. I will NEVER support any new gun law of any kind and I would encourage you to do the same! They will never STOP! BTW this applies to CCW to. I fight to keep Open Carry laws in place as it’s you most basic gun right but those that have their CCW don’t give two shits about preserving your OC rights! You can see aLOT of what I’m talking about in this vid!!!They appear to be on your side right? But aren’t they so much more legitimate, superior and MORE ELITIST THAN YOU?

So glad they came out and said that you can actually shoulder those pistols with the arm brace now

Guys, I’m one of those that thinks it’s too confusing to deal with and I work in a gun shop. U helped me understand many points u made. I know u left about 97% of the info out though, unfortunately I don’t know what it is to be able to tell u either !!!!!