When I was a kid in Michigan, people made home made trailers. They then had to go to the state police where it would be assigned a serial number. I dont see why that same thing couldnt happen today. No excuse for a swat raid for no supposed crime at all.
The crime here, I think, was having unregistered guns without serial numbers. That’s illegal in NY state. But I also agree that the raid and prosecution are way over the top in this situation. At least, based on what we know.
Most individual parts of guns are serialized. And a freshly manufactured firearm, according to the ATF, should have all matching numbers. Or a sequence that matches.
It’s one of those soft violations that’s tolerated by the people. Because imo it’s none of their business if my AK has a trigger assembly that doesn’t match its original serial number series. Maybe I just wanted a better trigger assembly than what a stock AK comes with. They’re not that crisp.
Even a cursory reading of the constitution lays out plainly which amendment applied ONLY to the federal government, and which applies to ALL level of government. It easy to see because the one that applies ONLY to the federal government starts… “The Congress Shall Make No Law”. Others clearly are restrictions on all levels of government as they clearly identify what they protect “The right of the People”.