[SATIRE]
Today, just days before Shot Show 2015 the ATF has once again decided to implement game changing and sweeping rulings. In response to thousands of requests at the ATF Technology Branch they have released this statement:
The ATF likes to change their mind. So today we have done it again and this time we mean it. Many have asked whether pulling the trigger on a firearm more than once in sequential order is illegal. It in fact is. Using Merriam’s Dictionary we look at the word “Design”. By pulling the trigger more than once in sequential order with a split time of less than 2 seconds, you in fact have “re-designed” the weapon and it would be considered “Fully Automatic” or a “Machine Gun” by definition which would result in an obvious NFA Law Violation. The fact that your finger itself is a “mechanical” addition to the weapon confirms this. You would also be guilty of Manufacturing since you added your finger to the trigger and of course Excise Tax Evasion the moment you hand this newly redesigned and re-manufactured firearm to your friend.
This is obviously a game changer. The bolt action market is going to explode.
However believable this is, this article is satire. If you believe any of it, you should not own a gun.