09-26-2017, 05:13 PM
in order to be a "pistol" the pistol box has to be checked on the 4473 then you are good to go the problem isnt exactly new its kind of been around since the 60s with the thompson contender if it is purchased as a pistol you can make it into a rifle if it is purchased as a rifle you cant make it into a pistol ever the most recent case of constructive possesion i have seen was a guy getting popped for selling a hk sp89 (civilian mp5k pistol) with a folding stock not attached with it
if they were really out to get people on constructive possession nearly everyone who has owned a contender would be guilty and on that platform the order in which you assemble your gun could momentarily get you into trouble how a 14" single shot pistol barrel with stock attached is more dangerous than a 16" barrel in the same configuration or how 14" pistol with scope is less evil than any other configuration is not for us sheep to decide.... just because a law is stupid doesn't make it not a law and ignorance to the law is not a valid defense
there are also a bunch of weird rules about the "pistol" configuration concerning the placement of your second hand (you can't have a second grip mounted to the gun)
you could also pin and weld a break/flash hider/extension to your 12" barrel to be at 16" as measured by putting rod down the barrel to the breach and when your sbr paper work finishes a year from now grind the weld off the break and rock and roll with your bad self and forget all the pistol nonsense
if they were really out to get people on constructive possession nearly everyone who has owned a contender would be guilty and on that platform the order in which you assemble your gun could momentarily get you into trouble how a 14" single shot pistol barrel with stock attached is more dangerous than a 16" barrel in the same configuration or how 14" pistol with scope is less evil than any other configuration is not for us sheep to decide.... just because a law is stupid doesn't make it not a law and ignorance to the law is not a valid defense
there are also a bunch of weird rules about the "pistol" configuration concerning the placement of your second hand (you can't have a second grip mounted to the gun)
you could also pin and weld a break/flash hider/extension to your 12" barrel to be at 16" as measured by putting rod down the barrel to the breach and when your sbr paper work finishes a year from now grind the weld off the break and rock and roll with your bad self and forget all the pistol nonsense
Punctuation is for the weak....