A5BLASTER Wrote:What I was told by law enforcement here in my state is this.
If the brace is described to fit on a carbine buffer tube it must remain on a carbine buffer tube. Changing out the tube is considered a modification and illegal.
That's what local, sherriff, state trooper and ldwf game wardens have to say on the issue.
That's who I'm going with on the subject.
Given you can buy the SBA3 brace without the RE then what? https://www.newfrontierarmory.com/shop/s...ing-brace/
The April 2017 Open Letter was pretty clear:
If, however, the shooter/possessor takes affirmative steps to configure the device for use as a shoulder-stock — for example, configuring the brace so as to permanently affix it to the end of a buffer tube…removing the arm-strap, or otherwise undermining its ability to be used as a brace — and then in fact shoots the firearm from the shoulder…that person has…”redesigned” the firearm for purposes of the NFA. – BATFE
IANAL and I agree that the regulations and back and forth changes are a silly game of "simon says". But my take away from the prince law link above, the freedom shop incident and now the Black Aces change has been more to steer people away from accidental or intentional AOW/SBS/SBR from the overly vague "Firearm" classification. The all seem to make it more clear that there is a definition of a modern "pistol". Due to ADA in my opinion braces won't be going anywhere and the recent actions seem to be protecting them in a way.