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Title: A letter I got from the ATF concerning ep armory poly lowers they confiscated be
Post by: Loudst1 on April 22, 2014, 07:48:33 PM
They basically want to know if I want the items and if I want to go through legal hula hoops to get them.. Then on the claim sheet and mitigation sheet they want to know why I ordered these parts.. Bottom line is that ep armory issued me a refund for the full amount for the items that the ATF confiscated and I have no intent of trying to claim the items they claim are illegal.
Title: Re: A letter I got from the ATF concerning ep armory poly lowers they confiscated be
Post by: Aegis808 on April 24, 2014, 09:45:54 AM
i would petition for it anyways on the grounds that it's not illegal according to every single definition they've made in the past about an 80% AR lower.
Title: Re: A letter I got from the ATF concerning ep armory poly lowers they confiscated be
Post by: suka on April 24, 2014, 06:35:22 PM
It seems they never mailed it to you, and was confiscated at their (ep) warehouse?
Title: Re: A letter I got from the ATF concerning ep armory poly lowers they confiscated be
Post by: bubba808 on April 24, 2014, 07:23:08 PM
Hmmm, atf contacted me too, set up for confiscation.
Title: Re: A letter I got from the ATF concerning ep armory poly lowers they confiscated be
Post by: survivorman on April 24, 2014, 10:04:14 PM
 :wtf:
Title: Re: A letter I got from the ATF concerning ep armory poly lowers they confiscated be
Post by: Loudst1 on April 25, 2014, 09:49:35 AM
@ suka.. Right.. I put in my order and the day it was supposed to ship is when ATF raided ep's factory
Hmmm, atf contacted me too, set up for confiscation.
possibly bubba
:wtf:
survivor man WTF is right
Title: Re: A letter I got from the ATF concerning ep armory poly lowers they confiscated be
Post by: BUD on April 25, 2014, 09:52:31 AM
:wtf:

Like the avatar!!   :shaka:
Title: Re: A letter I got from the ATF concerning ep armory poly lowers they confiscated be
Post by: bubba808 on April 25, 2014, 02:41:24 PM
possibly bubba
I received mine, me and 2 friends bought the 6 pack and split 3 ways -and actually milled out the fc pocket on one when I got the word.   ATF set up confiscation thereafter.
Title: Re: A letter I got from the ATF concerning ep armory poly lowers they confiscated be
Post by: suka on April 25, 2014, 02:44:05 PM
Did they arrange a time and place to take it away yet?
Title: Re: A letter I got from the ATF concerning ep armory poly lowers they confiscated be
Post by: Loudst1 on April 25, 2014, 03:43:30 PM
None that I know of suka.
Title: Re: A letter I got from the ATF concerning ep armory poly lowers they confiscated be
Post by: bubba808 on April 26, 2014, 04:42:41 PM
Did they arrange a time and place to take it away yet?
Yup, they wanted to come my house
Title: Re: A letter I got from the ATF concerning ep armory poly lowers they confiscated be
Post by: suka on April 26, 2014, 05:26:06 PM
Yup, they wanted to come my house
Waoooo!
Keep us posted on the situation
Will they have a warrent?
Etc........

Thx

Title: Re: A letter I got from the ATF concerning ep armory poly lowers they confiscated be
Post by: bubba808 on April 26, 2014, 05:42:32 PM
Waoooo!
Keep us posted on the situation
Will they have a warrent?
Etc........

Thx
no warrant,
after being contacted and discussing with agent,
 Im voluntarily turning these over so as not to jeopardize my other firearms
Title: Re: A letter I got from the ATF concerning ep armory poly lowers they confiscated be
Post by: suka on April 26, 2014, 05:47:57 PM
Recon, these are purchased from EP and not Ares.
Which (EP) was raided first.
Title: Re: A letter I got from the ATF concerning ep armory poly lowers they confiscated be
Post by: Falken Hawke on April 28, 2014, 05:56:01 PM
EP Lowers has posted some information regarding this issue:
http://www.eparmory.com/Current-News-s/1845.htm (http://www.eparmory.com/Current-News-s/1845.htm)

They link to what I believe is their Legal Counsel's website:
http://michellawyers.com/2014/lycurgan-inc-v-jones/ (http://michellawyers.com/2014/lycurgan-inc-v-jones/)

Of interest is the ATF letter dated 4/08/2014.  While I don't know all of the details, the implication by this letter is that the lower is a firearm because the fire control pocket area is not manufactured in a single step as a solid piece.  The intention is to negate any claim that the FCP isn't formed during the manufacturing process.  They go on further to indicate that the FCP is "indexed", therefore implying the lowers intended function to be a firearm.

"Let it go" and file a claim.  Unless a FFL Manufacturer serializes the part, it's prolly not going back to you but you never know.
Title: Re: A letter I got from the ATF concerning ep armory poly lowers they confiscated be
Post by: Funtimes on April 28, 2014, 06:45:28 PM
I recently had a FFL inspection and they told me that the top level attorneys were the ones saying that the lowers needed to be confiscated.  Word is that the local ATF wanted them to just get a 07 license and put #'s on them; but the higher ups said "No. They were illegally manufactured, they are illegal firearms and must go." 
Title: Re: A letter I got from the ATF concerning ep armory poly lowers they confiscated be
Post by: Falken Hawke on April 29, 2014, 11:42:14 AM
Ouch...

Although...  Funny to think the ATF actually tried to offer a way to resolve this without confiscation...
Title: Re: A letter I got from the ATF concerning ep armory poly lowers they confiscated be
Post by: Loudst1 on April 29, 2014, 10:12:31 PM
no warrant,
after being contacted and discussing with agent,
 Im voluntarily turning these over so as not to jeopardize my other firearms

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That's crazy bubba... Please let us know how that goes
Title: Re: A letter I got from the ATF concerning ep armory poly lowers they confiscated be
Post by: bubba808 on May 01, 2014, 08:00:26 PM
Nuts ah.  Ep hasn't responded to the atf in any way since The April 8th letter.  I hope I can get a refund or credit towards an aluminum 80 or something..
Title: Re: A letter I got from the ATF concerning ep armory poly lowers they confiscated be
Post by: wolfwood on June 05, 2014, 04:58:58 PM
I'm still reping Ares along with the Michel guys.
An answer is due in about two weeks from the ATF based off the original complaint I filed. 
It should have a lot of stuff about the EP polymer's which are the basis for this mess
Title: Re: A letter I got from the ATF concerning ep armory poly lowers they confiscated be
Post by: punaperson on June 05, 2014, 06:03:45 PM
I'm still reping Ares along with the Michel guys.
An answer is due in about two weeks from the ATF based off the original complaint I filed. 
It should have a lot of stuff about the EP polymer's which are the basis for this mess
Thanks. Will you post that when you receive it, in case it isn't released to the general public?  :shaka: