[Stephen B. McCartney]

Greetings! This is my first post. Having gone through the MKS
fiasco and losing a welded M14 receiver (semiaut only) I am concerned
about semiauto Brens and their owners. Not to rehash the MKS situation,
I will mention that the Kelleys used someone else's letter of appro-
val from the then BATF. Such a letter only applies to the individual
whose name is on the letter and is not a blanket approval for
anyone else. I fear that this may occur again, but with the semi-
auto Brens. I urge individuals to seek their own letters of approval
by writing the BATFE tech branch. Better 37 cents in postage, then to
receive a message from the BATFE! I know how it feels, and so do
about 298 other former MKS welded receiver owners.