It gets worse than that, if you buy a gun that was imported you are subject to the 922 rule. Which means that if you take that imported gun and put a US part on

It gets worse than that, if you buy a gun that was imported you are subject to the 922 rule. Which means that if you take that imported gun and put a US part on it, you are subject to being viewed as having assembled a foreign manufactured gun. So to comply with the law one must change out a certain percentage of the gun with US made parts to not violate the law. https://www.ficarettalegal.com/domestic-assembly-of-nonsporting-rifles-and-shotguns-from-imported-firearms-avoid-violations-of-18-u-s-c-%C2%A7-922r/#:~:text=The%20Statute,Gun%20Control%20Act%20(GCA) https://www.ficarettalegal.com/domestic-assembly-of-nonsport....