Thompson parts set question

[railroader]

Can anyone tell me if it is legal to ship a Thompson parts set, with an aluminum receiver to New York State?

It also has a demilled 20 rnd mag.(no follower or spring).

 

Any info greatly appreciated.

 

Railroader

[philasteen]

Railroader, ok on the parts set and dummy receiver as long as not to NYC. On the magazine it's not as clear and I recommend filling it with epoxy to be sure.

 

New York State law does not restrict possession of replica guns and a dummy gun will not be considered a firearm under the Penal Law. The case law on weapons requires a gun be operable for it to be considered regulated. The magazine is covered under a new section of law for which there is not yet any guidance so I recommend epoxying to avoid any possible trouble.

 

NYC does have laws around replica guns which will prohibit a dummy. Zip codes 10001 to 10499 will all be NYC addresses.

[pjr2412]

Not familiar with the current NY state or NY city laws but as I recall, the 100xx series Zip codes are for Manhatten, one of the five boroughs of New York City. Brooklyn Zip codes are 112xx; Queens are 113xx, 114xx; don't remember the ones for Staten Island or The Bronx. Best to check a Zip code map to determine if a specoific addfress is within NY city.

 

Paul

[railroader]

So removing the follower and spring would not demil it?

By expoxy, do you mean fill the mag body with epoxy?

 

[philasteen]

Yes I mean epoxy fill the mag. I think pjr2412 has correctly called me on the zip codes, I only covered manhattan.