Illegal modifications to your defensive firearm or handgun can obviously get you into some trouble. But what about legal modifications? If you’re involved in a self-defense shooting using modified guns, what might the repercussions be?
Modified Triggers
Attorney Tom Grieve is most often asked about triggers. When done responsibly, trigger modifications shouldn’t cause a problem. This means safety first. Your gun should only be firing when you want it to. If you can’t operate the firearm safely because of trigger modification, don’t modify it.
That doesn’t mean you’re in the clear, however. A prosecutor looking to make an example could use any modification against you.
Self-Defense Laws and Modified Guns
What a prosecutor can claim depends on the prosecutor. Making modifications can open a defender up to more questions during the legal process. When modifying your guns, keep in mind the very real life-or-death struggle of a self-defense shooting. That’s going to be different than competition shooting, and the handgun modifications should be different too.
What it ultimately comes down to is the facts of the case. If your modification has any effect on the outcome of an incident, you and your defense team will have to go over those details and be prepared for it to come up in court.
Have you modified your self-defense firearm? Why or why not? Let us know below.
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