Sig brace

**svh** · 02-20-15, 18:07

I just got this e-mail from Sig.

BATFE REAFFIRMS PISTOL BRACE LEGAL TO OWN, INSTALL AND USE
Newington, N. H. (February 20, 2015) – SIG SAUER, Inc. has issued the following statement relative to the January 2015 open opinion letter issued by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms regarding the SB15 and SBX Pistol Stabilizing Braces.

BATFE Technical Branch issued an open opinion letter dated January 16, 2015 regarding the Pistol Stabilizing Brace (SB15 and SBX) which is marketed by SIG SAUER®. Contrary to several statements subsequently made in social media, this opinion letter did not make or otherwise declare that the SB15 product is illegal. The BATFE letter stated that the SB15 is a product “which is legal to own, legal to purchase and legal to install on a pistol.” SIG SAUER believes that the PSB enhances the shooter’s experience and offers the products as an accessory and pre-installed on a number of pistols. In all of its opinions, BATFE has consistently stated that a pistol with a stabilizing brace attached remains a pistol under the Gun Control Act when used as designed.

**Ryno12** · 02-20-15, 18:12

I didn't think there ever was an issue with people thinking that it was illegal to own. The only issue was the BATFE back pedaling on the issue of shouldering the brace.
This is 'no news.'

**Renegade04** · 02-20-15, 18:16

I got the e-mail too. No news there. Nothing has changed since last month. The legality of the brace was never in question, just the intended use by the end-user.