BATFE Issues Third Letter "Clarifying" Arm Braces for Pistols

Bartholomew Roberts · April 25, 2017, 06:56 AM

https://blog.princelaw.com/2017/04/2...ipped-pistols/

Occasional or incidental putting your pistol arm brace or buffer tube up to your shoulder to shoot no longer constitutes "redesigning" a pistol into a prohibited SBR (as interpreted by ATF)

However, actual modification of the arm brace to make it more effective as a stock (one of the examples they give is removing the arm strap from the device) may still be considered "making an SBR" on a case by case basis.

I interpret that as bureaucratese for "I'll get you my pretties! You and your little dog, too! But we're going to wait for a really good set of facts favoring us before we try to prosecute that."

MagnumWill · April 25, 2017, 07:36 AM

Thanks Bart. I'll spread the word.

peggysue · April 26, 2017, 07:20 AM

and also on discussion here... https://thefiringline.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=586258

April 25, 2017, 06:56 AM	#1
Bartholomew Roberts member Join Date: June 12, 2000 Location: Texas and Oklahoma area Posts: 8,462	BATFE Issues Third Letter "Clarifying" Arm Braces for Pistols https://blog.princelaw.com/2017/04/2...ipped-pistols/ Occasional or incidental putting your pistol arm brace or buffer tube up to your shoulder to shoot no longer constitutes "redesigning" a pistol into a prohibited SBR (as interpreted by ATF) However, actual modification of the arm brace to make it more effective as a stock (one of the examples they give is removing the arm strap from the device) may still be considered "making an SBR" on a case by case basis. I interpret that as bureaucratese for "I'll get you my pretties! You and your little dog, too! But we're going to wait for a really good set of facts favoring us before we try to prosecute that."

April 25, 2017, 07:36 AM	#2
MagnumWill Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 2009 Location: Central Colorado Posts: 1,001	Thanks Bart. I'll spread the word. __________________ Those who hammer their swords into plow shares will plow for those who didn't...

April 26, 2017, 07:20 AM	#3
peggysue Junior member Join Date: May 20, 2014 Posts: 1,835	and also on discussion here... https://thefiringline.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=586258