AR pistol Legal Question

shooter_john · August 20, 2006, 10:45 PM

I have been told that possessing a SBR/ pistol upper and an unregistered lower is a NO NO, but I have been contemplating building an AR pistol...
Am I looking at violation of law if I own both my AR rifles and an AR pistol, or is that OK for me to have as long as it on a lower that is registered as a pistol? Thanks for the help, I figured you guys would be the best bet next to calling my local ATF, but they aren't open on a sunday night!

Hkmp5sd · August 21, 2006, 12:16 AM

As long as you have a lower that is a pistol and only one upper <16", you are good to go. You can buy the stripped receiver and make the pistol yourself or buy one already made, but it must never have been assembled as a rifle. Make sure the 4473 lists it as a pistol when you buy it.

shooter_john · August 21, 2006, 04:42 PM

Thanks... That is what I was thinking, but I wanted to make sure.

August 20, 2006, 10:45 PM	#1
shooter_john Senior Member Join Date: December 11, 2002 Location: ALABAMA Posts: 1,472	AR pistol Legal Question I have been told that possessing a SBR/ pistol upper and an unregistered lower is a NO NO, but I have been contemplating building an AR pistol... Am I looking at violation of law if I own both my AR rifles and an AR pistol, or is that OK for me to have as long as it on a lower that is registered as a pistol? Thanks for the help, I figured you guys would be the best bet next to calling my local ATF, but they aren't open on a sunday night! __________________ TROTAC.com

August 21, 2006, 04:42 PM	#3
shooter_john Senior Member Join Date: December 11, 2002 Location: ALABAMA Posts: 1,472	Thanks... That is what I was thinking, but I wanted to make sure. __________________ TROTAC.com

August 21, 2006, 12:16 AM	#2
Hkmp5sd Senior Member Join Date: December 15, 2001 Location: Winter Haven, Florida Posts: 4,303	As long as you have a lower that is a pistol and only one upper <16", you are good to go. You can buy the stripped receiver and make the pistol yourself or buy one already made, but it must never have been assembled as a rifle. Make sure the 4473 lists it as a pistol when you buy it.