01-22-2015, 06:51 PM
"If a shooter shoulders a Sig Brace in the woods and there is no ATF agent to witness it, is he firing a pistol?"
My next question would be whether mounting a Sig-Brace equipped AR in a lead sled would constitute use as a NFA rifle.
It's hard for me to understand how all of the contractors in the US are driving around with unregistered NFA Nailguns in their trucks. Go ahead and try to find a carpenter that hasn't jokingly sprayed a few nails by holding back the safety and pulling the trigger. They all have, it's fun and should not constitute a crime you could potentially spend 10 years in prison for.
On the same token, if I buy a big heavy Desert Eagle and only use it to drive nails, it has effectively been "redesigned" into a hammer. It only becomes a firearm when the operator inserts ammunition and fires it. (I doubt ATF would admit this, but they are also using a dictionary to define laws that they will not define.)
The real answer here is to build a pistol with brace, then send off a Form 1 on the same lower. You can enjoy your "pistol" legally (as long as you don't piss off the wrong ATF agent at the range) and in 6-12 months when your form comes back, your 100% no-doubt in the clear.
You only need one "Multi Barrel length/Caliber" Form 1 Lower receiver to run all the different short uppers your heart desires. You can only really shoot one at a time anyway. So just submit the form, pay the $200. get your lower engraved, and stop worrying.
My next question would be whether mounting a Sig-Brace equipped AR in a lead sled would constitute use as a NFA rifle.
It's hard for me to understand how all of the contractors in the US are driving around with unregistered NFA Nailguns in their trucks. Go ahead and try to find a carpenter that hasn't jokingly sprayed a few nails by holding back the safety and pulling the trigger. They all have, it's fun and should not constitute a crime you could potentially spend 10 years in prison for.
On the same token, if I buy a big heavy Desert Eagle and only use it to drive nails, it has effectively been "redesigned" into a hammer. It only becomes a firearm when the operator inserts ammunition and fires it. (I doubt ATF would admit this, but they are also using a dictionary to define laws that they will not define.)
The real answer here is to build a pistol with brace, then send off a Form 1 on the same lower. You can enjoy your "pistol" legally (as long as you don't piss off the wrong ATF agent at the range) and in 6-12 months when your form comes back, your 100% no-doubt in the clear.
You only need one "Multi Barrel length/Caliber" Form 1 Lower receiver to run all the different short uppers your heart desires. You can only really shoot one at a time anyway. So just submit the form, pay the $200. get your lower engraved, and stop worrying.
"Bugout bag?..What's that? Is that all the junk you sidewalk commandos plan on humping when the SHTF? I'll grab a Nylon 66, a box of 22s and a poncho liner and in less than a week I will have all of your stuff and everything else that I need for the duration."