It's fake news all the way down. The picture CBP posted shows it was 10,800 AR-15 safety switches, not exactly an assault weapon part. CBP said it had a "street value" of 129,600 which means they estimate each switch is worth exactly $12.00. On MIDWAY.COM these go for $6.29. If your plan is to build an assault weapon starting on an AR-15 safety, you are going about it the realllly long way...
It's fake news all the way down. The picture CBP posted shows it was 10,800 AR-15 safety switches, not exactly an assault weapon part. CBP said it had a "street value" of 129,600 which means they estimate each switch is worth exactly $12.00. On MIDWAY.COM these go for $6.29. If your plan is to build an assault weapon starting on an AR-15 safety, you are going about it the realllly long way...