Weapons Regulation 2016
sch.4-sec.13Submachine gun or select fire assault rifle
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sch.4-sec.13 Submachine gun or select fire assault rifle
A submachine gun or select fire assault rifle that has a calibre of .50 or less may be modified to make it permanently incapable of being discharged by doing all of the following— boring a calibre size hole in the chamber; inserting a close fitting steel rod, extending from the muzzle to the breech, in the barrel and welding at the muzzle and breech; completely breaking off, grinding off or removing the firing pin; welding the bolt to the receiver either— through the magazine well or the ejection port; or along the exposed surface of the bolt for at least 80% of the bolt’s length; cutting off the magazine lips and removing the spring and follower; filling the magazine with weld; welding the trigger to the receiver; removing all internal working parts that can not be seen from the outside. A select fire assault rifle that has a calibre of more than .50 may be modified to make it permanently incapable of being discharged by welding it in accordance with the deactivating guide. sch 4 s 13 amd 2017 SL No. 117 s 20 (sch.4-sec.13-ssec.1) A submachine gun or select fire assault rifle that has a calibre of .50 or less may be modified to make it permanently incapable of being discharged by doing all of the following— boring a calibre size hole in the chamber; inserting a close fitting steel rod, extending from the muzzle to the breech, in the barrel and welding at the muzzle and breech; completely breaking off, grinding off or removing the firing pin; welding the bolt to the receiver either— through the magazine well or the ejection port; or along the exposed surface of the bolt for at least 80% of the bolt’s length; cutting off the magazine lips and removing the spring and follower; filling the magazine with weld; welding the trigger to the receiver; removing all internal working parts that can not be seen from the outside. (sch.4-sec.13-ssec.2) A select fire assault rifle that has a calibre of more than .50 may be modified to make it permanently incapable of being discharged by welding it in accordance with the deactivating guide.
- (a) boring a calibre size hole in the chamber;
- (b) inserting a close fitting steel rod, extending from the muzzle to the breech, in the barrel and welding at the muzzle and breech;
- (c) completely breaking off, grinding off or removing the firing pin;
- (d) welding the bolt to the receiver either— (i) through the magazine well or the ejection port; or (ii) along the exposed surface of the bolt for at least 80% of the bolt’s length;
- (i) through the magazine well or the ejection port; or
- (ii) along the exposed surface of the bolt for at least 80% of the bolt’s length;
- (e) cutting off the magazine lips and removing the spring and follower;
- (f) filling the magazine with weld;