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There's been a hypothesis put out that sds might have been fixed/alleviated for newer uzi's. Would be nice to find out if this is true. I'd offer to post a request for all sds victims to reply with date of manufacture as well as date of failure. Pre-Ban or Post-Ban: More Than Just a Date. By Corey Sattler. It’s been a few years, and there is still confusion about what changed and what is legal since the passage of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, better known as the 1994 Crime Bill. Action Arms began importation of a semi-automatic version of the Uzi in 1980. The guns were made by IMI in Israel and were the same outstanding quality as the IMI submachine gun. The hard UZI case is pretty cool ( like a plastic molded briefcase and has the big letters UZI bubble injection formed or whatever into the case in 10' tall letters - really prominent I will drag it out of the safe tomorrow and post the serial number - maybe an UZI afficienado ( not me ) knows the date. This UZI Was Imported By Action Arms And Features A 16 Inch Barrel, Folding Metal Stock, Sling, Short Barrel, Barrel Nut, Vented Heat Shield, Magazine Clip, After Market UZI Padded Case, And Five 32 Round IMI Factory Magazines and Two 25 Round IMI Factory Magazines. Israeli made Two Magazine belt Case.

(6,000 IMPORTED in APRIL OF 2000):
'SOLD TO THE PUBLIC'.

120 MOD 45 IMI ACTION ARMS RECEIVERS IMPORTED IN DECEMBER OF 2000
'RESTRICTED TO A BONDED WAREHOUSE IN NOGALES AZ'/
'RESTRICTED TO SALE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND MILITATRY ONLY'

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All Known IMI /ACTION ARMS MOD 45 RECEIVERS imported BY NHM. CO. SAC. CA.

ARE:

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POST BAN, IMI/Action Arms import receivers stamped with N.H.M. CO. SAC. CA. on bottom rear. (NHM. CO. is the actual importer). They are post ban imports and must be assembled 922r compliant.

If they are assembled in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922(r) and 925 D(3) cited below; they are an illegal firarm.

DON'T GET CAUGHT !!!!!!

WITH AN ILLEGALLY ASSEMBLED WEAPON!!!!
922r - 5 YEARS PRISON PLUS FINES!!!!!!, felony conviction!!!!!! and loss of all firearms and gun owner ship rights!!!!!!!!!!

18 U.S.C. 922(r) Applies:
All post 1989 imported receivers must comply with 922r. and 925 D (3) of the gun control act; (no more than 10 imported parts allowed of the 20 listed by the BATF), see BATF regualtions this web site

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It is unlawful to assemble a post ban weapon not in compliance with 922r and 925 D(3) of the gun control act; SEE BATF REGULATIONS THIS WEB SITE


LOWEST TO HIGHEST'known'
legal PRE-1989- BAN '

IMI Mod 45 IMI Action Arms import firearms:
KNOWN LEGAL PRE-BAN RECEIVERS ARE:

SER. #'S SA/000001 to SA/005034

MISSING SERIAL NUMBERS FOR IDENTIFICATION AS LEGAL PRE BAN RECEIVERS

UNKNOWN STATUS
OF

SER # SA/005035 to SA/007484

(PRE-BAN or POST-BAN Status 'UNKNOWN'

KNOWN POST-BAN N.H.M. CO. SAC. CA. IMPORT RECEIVERS:

IMI/ACTION ARMS MOD 45 SER #s SA/007484 to SA/009963 and ABOVE
ARE KNOWN POST-BAN IMPORTS, IMPORTED in the year 2000.

(6,120 known imported in the year 2,000 (March & April, 2000, / December 120'))

'UNKNOWN IMPORT STATUS'

IMI/ACTION ARMS MOD 45
SER.#'S SA 005034 to SA/007484
&
SER.#'S SA/007485 And Above:

ALL NHM SAC CA IMPORTED RECEIVERS MUST HAVE:

NHM SAC CA SER # XXXXXX STAMPED OR ENGRAVED ON THE SIDES OR BOTTOM OF THE RECEIVER.

MOST WERE STAMPED ON THE BOTTOM OF THE RECEIVER.

If 'NHM SAC CA' is not stamped on the bottom of your receiver:
it is 'PROBABLY' a:
legal preban IMI UZI Receiver.

We would appreciate all customer updates on MISSING ser#'s listed above which are requested to compile a complete public data base for unknown seral # range 'legal' pre and post ban MOD 45 IMI imports. Your assistance for all FFL dealers and customers would be appreciated for posting to this web site.

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All Mod 45 IMI Action Arms import receivers with N.H.M. SAC. CA stamped on the bottom or with the known post ban serial number range listed above must follow post ban assembly requirements and meet all post ban BATF requirements

By Corey Sattler (Webmanager@olyarms.com)

So you want to know if you have a pre-ban or a post-ban receiver. You are not alone! This is one of the most often asked questions I receive each day. Even dealers don't know sometimes, and they sell firearms for a living! For that matter, I have talked to people who asked their local BATF agents what the determining factors are, and the agents were giving incorrect information! So what are the determining factors? Read on my friends...

A few years ago, our government passed the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, more commonly known as the 1994 Crime Bill. This law 'restricts the manufacture, transfer, and possession of certain 'Semiautomatic Assault Weapons'.' (AN OXYMORON IN ITSELF, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT PREACHING TO THE CHOIR.) So what, you say, is a 'Semiautomatic Assault Weapon'? The law (Section 921 (a) (30), Title 18 U.S.C.) defines it as so:

  1. Any of the firearms, or copies or duplicates of the firearms in any caliber, known as;
    • Norinco, Mitchell, Poly Technologies, Avtomat Kalashinikovs.
    • Action Arms Israeli Military Industries UZI, Galil.
    • Beretta Ar70 (SC-70).
    • Colt AR-15
    • Fabrique National FN/FAL, FN/LAR, FNC.
    • SWD M-10, M-11, M-11-9, M-12.
    • Steyr AUG.
    • Intratec TEC-9, TEC-DC9, TEC-22.
    • Revolving cylinder shotguns, such as (or similar to) the Street Sweeper and Striker 12.
  2. Any semiautomatic rifle that has the ability to accept a detachable magazine and has at least 2 of the following features:
    • a folding or telescoping stock.
    • a pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon.
    • a bayonet mount.
    • a flash suppressor or a threaded barrel designed to accommodate a flash suppressor.
    • a grenade launcher.
  3. A semiautomatic pistol that has an ability to accept a detachable magazine and has at least 2 of the following features:
    • an ammunition magazine that attaches to the pistol outside of the pistol grip.
    • a threaded barrel capable of accepting a barrel extender, flash suppressor, forward handgrip or silencer.
    • a shroud that is attached to, or partially or completely encircles the barrel and that permits the shooter to hold the firearm with the non-trigger hand without being burned.
    • a manufactured weight of 50 ounces or more when the pistol is unloaded.
    • a semiautomatic version of an automatic firearm.
  4. A semiautomatic shotgun that has at least 2 of the following features:
    • a folding or telescoping stock.
    • a pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon.
    • a fixed magazine capacity in excess of 5 rounds.
    • an ability to accept a detachable magazine.

Now we all know that some of the features are already regulated by previous laws (E.G. GRENADE LAUNCHERS - THESE WERE CLASSIFIED AS 'DESTRUCTIVE DEVICES' ALREADY), and some of them make no real impact in the 'war against crime', but there they are.

Now you know what a Semiautomatic Assault Weapon (SAW) is, but how do you determine what it is you have or what you can legally buy or make? What is 'pre-ban?' What it all boils down to is when the GUN was built. Edward M. Owen, Jr., Chief of the Firearms Technology Branch of the BATF, has this to say:

'Semiautomatic pistols and rifles assembled after September 13, 1994, and possessing two or more of the features listed in [Section 921 (a) (30), Title 18 U.S.C.] are semiautomatic assault weapons as defined. The fact that the receiver may have been manufactured prior to September 13, 1994, is immaterial to classification of a weapon as a semiautomatic assault weapon. Additionally, payment or non-payment of excise tax is also immaterial to classification of a firearm as semiautomatic assault weapon.'

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What he is stating is, as far as pre-ban and post-ban is concerned, the date of manufacture of the receiver has nothing to do with anything. If your SAW was built into a whole SAW, or in a complete kit form, before Sept. 13, 1994 (The Date), you are the lucky owner of a pre-ban receiver. If the gun was built after this date, or if the receiver was without all of the parts to make a SAW as of The Date, then it is post-ban. Let me give you a few examples...

  • John Q. Public bought himself an AR-15 receiver in 1988 and put it in his safe. In April 1997, he decided to build it into a rifle. Was it a gun before The Date? No... so he has to build it into a POST-ban firearm.

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  • Mary Mary Quite Contrary buys an AR-15 lower from her dealer who purchased it 7 years ago, built it into a SAW 2 weeks later, and in January '96 tore it apart to sell as components. Did she buy a pre-ban receiver? Yes... it was a SAW before The Date.

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  • Big Bob Bopper finds a respectable dealer at a gun show who is selling 'pre-ban AR pistol lowers.' The dealer says he bought them before 'the Ban' and registered them as pistol lowers, but never built them into anything. Are they pre-ban? No. Are they pistol lowers? Sure...just post-ban pistol lowers. As long as they don't have two or more 'Deadly Features' when they are built, they are legal.
  • Fred Foosball buys a complete semiautomatic assault rifle kit in August 1994, but doesn't assemble it until September 14th, 1994. Is it a legal pre-ban rifle. Yes... it had all (and I mean ALL) of the pieces to make a complete SAW before the ban. BATF accepts this as a complete pre-ban rifle.
    • Josh the Impaler purchases a Remington 1100 on July 4, 1994 in order to celebrate Independence Day. A year later, he decides that he would like a pistol grip and folding stock added to make it a better home defense gun. Is this legal? No. The shotgun was complete before The Date, but it was not a SAW before the date, and therefore cannot be modified to a SAW after The Date.

    All of this makes for some VERY gray areas. But we all must stay within the law as best as we know how. The basic rule of thumb to use is, if you are planning to buy a pre-ban gun or receiver, make sure that the person selling it to you can prove that it was built as a SAW (or in a complete kit form) before The Date. If he or she can't do this, don't buy it!!!!

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    Many people also believe that a serial number can tell you whether or not a receiver is pre- or post-ban. This is not always the case. For example, if a manufacturer's books show a serial number as being manufactured on August 23, 1994, and also lists that serial number being shipped on September 3, 1994, is this a pre-ban receiver? Well, that information alone will not tell you. If the books only show when a serial number was made and left, we still don't know how it was shipped. Was it a rifle? or a receiver only? did the dealer who purchased it build it into a SAW before The Date? These are all questions that are unanswerable with the provided information, so don't go on these facts alone!

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    I trust that the foregoing has been responsive to any misconceptions you as the reader may have about pre-ban and post-ban receivers/guns/regulations. Please pass this information on to your friends, neighbors, local gunshops, etc. The more knowledge we all possess, the better off our sport (and sportsmen) will be. Until then, play nice and shoot straight!

    About the author: Mr. Sattler is the Law Enforcement Sales Manager and Archival Records Manager at Olympic Arms, Inc. in Olympia, WA and has been with the company since 1993. He is also a Reserve Deputy in a small Southwest Washington county Sheriff's Office.