Subj : AR Pistol?
To   : Nodoka Hanamura
From : Moondog
Date : Sun Nov 03 2019 08:47 am

  Re: AR Pistol?
  By: Nodoka Hanamura to All on Sat Nov 02 2019 06:34 pm

 > Hey,
 > 
 > I don't claim to be an expert in firearms (only started doing stuff with the
 > in VR for a while with a popular firearm simulator and only once handled an
 > actual gun), but could someone elaborate on the purpose of a AR Pistol?
 > Reason I ask is someone suggested that someone who was dealing with people
 > harassing their parents (after having their private info released on the
 > net), get one, citing their wife had one.
 > 
 > After a brief glimpse at a video explaining it, it still baffles me, why
 > would you get a AR Pistol for self defense (especially for new gun owners
 > when it's not only easier but better to get a pistol in comparable caliber
 > like .357 or .45 ACP. From what I know, it doesn't require waiting a year, n
 > does it require a tax stamp.
 > 
 > Just wanted to get a few opinions.
 > 
 > Born too late to experience the scene.
 > Born just in time to see it come back.
 > Nodoka Hanamura - NeoCincinnati BBS SYSOP - neocinci.bbs.io
 > 

The idea behind an AR pistol is to have a very compact version that is more
suitable for close quarters use.  The perfect scenario is to fill out federal
paperwork to get a short barreled rifle with a barrel under 16 inches,
however the workaround is an AR pistol with a shooting brace.  The intent
behind a Sig brace of other type of brace is to assist in shooting a pistol
one handed, however it can function as a stock, even though the ATF's tech
division declared it doesn't qualify as a stock, which would turn your pistol
into a federally restricted SBR.

If that's confusing, let me know.  The difference between haves and thigns
you can't have are based on poorly written descriptions.  For a long time an
AK with under folder stock was restrcited in Michigan because it was below
the states limit of 31 inches, however above the  federal level of 26.5
inches, so it could be registered as a pistol.  Since it was considered a
pistol, technically it could be carried loaded and ready to fire in a
vehicle, the same way a pistol can be carried if you have a concealed pistol
license.  When Michigan complied to federal descriptions, you could
grandfather the weapon over and have it treated as a pistol. 

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