ATF classifies Chore Boy pot scrubber pads NFA firearms
Reposted from old Examiner article retrieved via Internet Archive-- embedded links may not work. David Codrea Gun Rights Examiner November 15, 2011 Chore Boy--the most trusted name in unregistered NFA firearms. Credits: David Codrea The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Firearms Technology Branch has deemed “Chore Boy copper cleaning pads, along with fiberglass insulation,” a firearm, subject to registration and a $200 transfer tax, an official letter obtained recently by Gun Rights Examiner reveals. The response to an attorney inquiry by John R. Spencer, Chief, Firearms Technology Branch, offers one of the more creatively restrictive assessments since ATF declared a shoestring to be a machinegun . The rationale Spencer uses: A silencer is a firearm per U.S. Code, subject to National Firearms Act registration and transfer tax requirements. “[S]ound/gas absorbing materials manufactured from Chore Boy copper cleaning pads, alon...