deerslayer Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 It makes sense to me that simply removing the rocker would satisfy the "full auto only" part of the law in Connecticut? You could leave the rocker pivot (selector) on the gun as turning it wouldn't do anything. Does anybody have any personal knowledge if this satisfies the law? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colt21a Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 Was told decades ago when i was sending a 21ac there the lower had to be welded for semi auto. i told the buyer i do not think so he was told yes. I SAID FOR DOUBLE I CAN SELL YOU A 1927AC Colt. he said can't afford it,{ i sold it to Joe in pa. instead.} and said can't sell you the 1921ac i am not getting anything welded up. it was a time of $5,000 Thompsons. The rocker makes sense as good to go. that is why they like MP40' AND GREASEGUNS THERE. Don't sell anything to Maryland anymore either another local or state law on a.w. GOOD LUCK WITH ANY INFO YOU FIND TO HELP YOU. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Countryboy77 Posted February 15 Report Share Posted February 15 Hold on because I'm used to asinine Laws but let me make sure I got this straight.Conneticut allows Full Auto,but not select fire!? Or am I interpreting the post wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colt Chopper Posted February 15 Report Share Posted February 15 35 minutes ago, Countryboy77 said: Hold on because I'm used to asinine Laws but let me make sure I got this straight.Conneticut allows Full Auto,but not select fire!? Or am I interpreting the post wrong? That is correct, full auto only on machineguns. No select fire. Sounds crazy, but that's their law to my understanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgeport28A1 Posted February 15 Report Share Posted February 15 I would imagine member bmarvin would know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyboy Posted February 15 Report Share Posted February 15 About five years ago, I transferred a S&W 76 on a form 4 to a individual in CT and all he did was mark on the form 4 that the gun would be modified for full auto only fire. When the form was approved by ATF, it had a red stamp on the bottom that said “Permissible for Full Auto Only”. After it was transferred to him, he only performed a minor modification (by removing the disconnector I believe?) and was never asked by ATF how the gun was modified to fire full auto only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DINK Posted February 15 Report Share Posted February 15 I worked in a gun store in CT for a long time and did a lot of FAO (full-auto only) conversions over the years. There was never ANY written guidance from the State Police so we were on our own in trying to cope with the stupid laws. Some dealers would insist on welding, but only a few. I did my best to show good faith in modifying the gun so it would not be able to shoot semi-auto without some real changes. Each firearm had it's own challenges but usually something could be worked out. For the Thompson, I removed the trip and created a replacement for the rocker pivot that eliminated the off-center cam that would normally be where the rocker sat. Externally, it looked like a rounded stud so it kind of blended in with the pivot plate rods. The original parts were quietly returned to the customer with advice to stow them in the back of the sock drawer for when the gun was sold to someone in a non-idiot state. Was it legal? Who knows? In the twenty years I was working on the guns, I never heard of anyone getting jammed up over an MG that had been modified for FAO. The State Police really didn't want to push the issue or issue written guidance as the only one who could issue anything that would be legally binding was the AG of the state and he wouldn't go near it. Verbal opinions by anyone else weren't worth the paper they weren't written on. The average trooper or municipal cop had no clue about the increasingly convoluted CT gun laws so if you acted like you knew what you were doing and weren't acting like an idiot, they left you alone. My gun club was directly next door to the CSP range and they could hear us banging away with belt-feds and such but never even came over to look. FWIW 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68coupe Posted February 15 Report Share Posted February 15 Select-fire DEFINATELY fall into the "dangerous and unusual" category. What could be more dangerous and unusual than firing in semi, when FA is available? A Thompson firing semi? Pah-leezze. Rescue me... ROFLMAO My humble 2 cents, Karl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD. Posted February 15 Report Share Posted February 15 I remember years ago at Tracie's there was a couple from Connecticut with a number of Colt Thompsons on display. I was new to the organization and eager to learn everything I could. They told me Connecticut was a "full auto only" state. For their Thompson guns, they had to remove the rockers from each Thompson and store the rockers with a friend out of state. I believe removing the rocker (or installing it incorrectly) does make a Thompson full auto only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deerslayer Posted February 17 Author Report Share Posted February 17 Thanks guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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