I am, for the first time, seriously considering swaping my 16" AR15 carbine for an 11.5" AR15 pistol, however I am still unsure of a couple of BATFE / NFA issues. I've tried finding definitive answers both here and on-line, but I'm still confused. I have read the initial "redesign" letter of 2012, and the revised clarification latter of 2017 (I believe this is the date), but if a letter can change the law, that doesn't give me much confidence in future clarification letters from future administrations.
While the future is always in flux, I want this project to be 200% legal today. Any doubt or gray area and I abort.
Specifically...
1) Can a person legally shoulder a brace-equipped AR15 pistol? Not incidental use, not accidental use, not once in a blue moon use, but whenever the mood strikes?
2) If yes to the above, are there specific braces that would allow this, and are there specific braces that would not allow this?
3) If no to the above, how is it that so many are so sure it's all good to go?
4) Can I place a 16" upper (taken off a carbine) onto a pistol lower?
5) If #4 is a yes, can I have my 11.5" AR15 pistol upper that I have removed from the pistol lower in the same house as a carbine lower if they remain un-attached (I know I cannot mount the pistol upper on the carbine lower without first obtaining all the NFA SBR paperwork).
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