I asked this on another very popular forum but got no response. Maybe I asked it in the wrong section, I don't know. I just know that it got over 100 views with no response. Maybe I will get a response here.
I was told at my LGS that when purchasing lowers only, they are categorized as pistols and then fall under the 72 hour wait here in Illinois. I am specifically referring to fully built complete Rock River Arms lowers. Is that standard to classify them as pistols even though they come with a stock on them? I was under the impression that stripped brand new lowers could be classified as either a pistol or rifle. But if it is already built as a rifle lower, I would have thought that it would be classified as a rifle to begin with. I thought that if it starts life as a rifle, it cannnot be converted to a pistol without the necessary ATF tax stamp and such. But if it is built as a pistol, then it can be switched back and forth without any legal hassle???? I actually have no intentions of doing a pistol, I am just curious...


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