Quote Originally Posted by Stevo View Post
In Canadaicon and the US the receiver is considered the firearm. The rest is just parts.

Odd, very odd. It is possible to fire a cartridge in a chambered barrel without a receiver. But not in a receiver without a barrel.
Still, in the field of firearms regulation I have learnt to "go with the flow" and not to expect logical thinking from legislators who appear to be unencumbered by practical knowledge of the subject of their legislation!

Anyway, whatever potty regulations one's government has dreamt up, it is quite right and proper to make sure that a receiver that would be hazardous is disposed of in such a way that not even the wildest Bubba can make something out of it again. So slice through the ring with a cutting torch and the thing then really is just scrap metal.

Patrick