ATF seeks to reclassify pistol braces as NFA items - Page 3

Sharkbite · December 23, 2020, 11:36 AM

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Only #1 seems to not require the atf to make law. #3 is simple well, until you try to track or enforce laws that don’t exist. #1 is the solution.

Yet, its number 2 that is in the letter

**Aguila Blanca** · December 23, 2020, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Nathan

2) Declare braces as stocks. Declare that they totally screwed up the entire AR15 marketplace for years and require all be quickly and easily converted to sbr’s by some kind of short form, no fee.

Probably not possible. Short barreled rifles are NFA items by federal law, so the BATFE can't waive the fee. It's not a "fee" -- it's a "tax."

HiBC · December 23, 2020, 05:31 PM

I'd rather give up the brace and keep the pistol status.

Unlike a NFA SBR, its not unlawful (in my state) to carry an AR pistol concealed(with concealed permit), to have the chamber loaded in a vehicle,and it is not necessary to notify the BATF to cross a state line.

Under the circumstances I face today, I have no interest in carrying my AR pistol concealed,or loaded in a vehicle.If I were traveling interstate....maybe I'd want it along.
An NFA weapon can carry a stigma,depending on the beholder.

But all that is subject to change.Who knows what the next couple of years will bring.

2020 might become "The Good Old Days"

This article came up regarding 90 House Members suggesting the BATF should back off on braces.
And the article credits the NRA as being part of the effort.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/90...?ocid=msedgntp

dogtown tom · December 23, 2020, 07:35 PM

https://www.atf.gov/firearms/docs/ge...20pdf/download

HiBC · December 23, 2020, 08:09 PM

Still clear as mud.
I'm going to let it age in the barrel a while.
Meanwhile , I can be happy without a brace. Time will tell.

**Frank Ettin** · December 23, 2020, 10:01 PM

We’re done for now. If things start up again so can the discussion.

December 23, 2020, 05:31 PM	#53
HiBC Senior Member Join Date: November 13, 2006 Posts: 8,286	90 House Members push back I'd rather give up the brace and keep the pistol status. Unlike a NFA SBR, its not unlawful (in my state) to carry an AR pistol concealed(with concealed permit), to have the chamber loaded in a vehicle,and it is not necessary to notify the BATF to cross a state line. Under the circumstances I face today, I have no interest in carrying my AR pistol concealed,or loaded in a vehicle.If I were traveling interstate....maybe I'd want it along. An NFA weapon can carry a stigma,depending on the beholder. But all that is subject to change.Who knows what the next couple of years will bring. 2020 might become "The Good Old Days" This article came up regarding 90 House Members suggesting the BATF should back off on braces. And the article credits the NRA as being part of the effort. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/90...?ocid=msedgntp Last edited by HiBC; December 23, 2020 at 05:38 PM.

December 23, 2020, 07:35 PM	#54
dogtown tom Senior Member Join Date: January 23, 2006 Location: Plano, Texas Posts: 3,078	And just like that it's over for now.......... https://www.atf.gov/firearms/docs/ge...20pdf/download __________________ Need a FFL in Dallas/Plano/Allen/Frisco/McKinney ? Just EMAIL me. $20 transfers ($10 for CHL, active military,police,fire or schoolteachers) Plano, Texas...........the Gun Nut Capitol of Gun Culture, USA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pELwCqz2JfE

December 23, 2020, 10:01 PM	#56
Frank Ettin Staff Join Date: November 23, 2005 Location: California - San Francisco Posts: 9,471	We’re done for now. If things start up again so can the discussion. __________________ "It is long been a principle of ours that one is no more armed because he has possession of a firearm than he is a musician because he owns a piano. There is no point in having a gun if you are not capable of using it skillfully." -- Jeff Cooper

December 23, 2020, 08:09 PM	#55
HiBC Senior Member Join Date: November 13, 2006 Posts: 8,286	Still clear as mud. I'm going to let it age in the barrel a while. Meanwhile , I can be happy without a brace. Time will tell.