What the ATF actually said was that incidentally (i.e. by chance occurrence) shouldering a brace did not constitute reconfiguration of a pistol into a rifle.
People took that to mean that the brace could be intentionally, purposefully, and exclusively shouldered.
ATF is now "correcting" the above.
So the rule was published yesterday and is effective as of today.
Let the lawsuits begin!
I hear from ATF replies to phone calls (posts made on other sites), removing brace removes item from the new rule. That's interesting, so that means the required buffer tube rear surface is not in the "surface area" criteria?
https://www.federalregister.gov/docu...ilizing-braces
Yes, if you remove the brace (and possibly also the brace attachment), then the item in question no longer falls under the purview of this ruling.
Whether or not the bare buffer tube counts as "rear surface area" depends upon its length and whether or not it is required for the function of the firearm.
6.5" bare, round, tube on a AR pistol = OK
6.5" bare, round, tube on an AK pistol = "rear surface area" = Not OK.
9.5" bare rifle tube on an AR pistol = "rear surface area" = Not OK.
Last edited by kerplode; 01-31-23 at 19:33.
Yes.
The first two are stated fairly explicitly, and the rifle tube gives the firearm LOP appropriate to a rifle, so it is categorized as such.
The government cucking by some people on this board shows that when the sh*t really hits the fan, we should be more worried about each other than any freaking anti-gun nut because they would have zero problems ratting you out while waving a 2A flag in your face and saying that it was for the greater good of the gun community. Pretty freaking pitiful. You guys (you know who you are) can go eat a bag of cheesy dicks.
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