[Rick Lee]

I've read a very different version of this case. It was commented on a lot on our local AZ gun BBS and believe me, we're all gun nuts. Olofson is not quite the angel this piece makes him out to be.

First of all, even if he made no modifications to this gun, he knew it had this occasional malfunction, which makes it just insane to let the gun out of the house and especially onto a public range, where the unmistakeable sound of full auto fire is sure to draw attention. In the version I read, Olofson had, in fact, installed some full auto components of the LPK (lower parts kit), but not all of them. I forget if it was the sear or what he left off. But it was not bone stock, that's for sure. And since the ATF lives for stuff like this, he was just a complete fool to even tempt them with a gun containing any NFA parts whatsoever.

I've borrowed and loaned guns out before. But I wouldn't even think of doing so with a gun I did not know 100% worked perfectly 100% of the time. In fact, I was babysitting a Pelicanite's M4 years ago and believe it let off a three round burst once at the NRA range. I didn't shoot it in public again after that. ATF has a hard on for NFA violations and they couldn't care less if it's accidental or not. Their evidence was likely heavily tainted, but Olofson still handed them this case.