Sig brace definitive ban (to shoulder) 1/16/15

[Moose242]

"The pistol stabilizing brace was neither “designed” nor approved to be used as a shoulder stock, and therefore use as a shoulder stock constitutes a “redesign” of the device because a possessor has changed the very function of the item. Any individual letters stating otherwise are contrary to the plain language of the NFA, misapply Federal law, and are hereby revoked.

Any person who intends to use a handgun stabilizing brace as a shoulder stock on a pistol (having a rifled barrel under 16 inches in length or a smooth bore firearm with a barrel under 18 inches in length) must first file an ATF Form 1 and pay the applicable tax because the resulting firearm will be subject to all provisions of the NFA."

http://www.atf.gov/sites/default/files/assets/Firearms/FirearmsIndustry/open_letter_on_the_redesign_of_stabilizing_braces.pdf

[pr1042]

Glad I didn't pull the trigger on the 11.5 upper last month, figured this was coming eventually

[YALE]

So is Sig pulling it from the market? How would the ATF know what your intentions were? This shit is messy.

[shumpertdavid]

So that is stating that it's not meant to be used as a shoulder stock, and if used (caught in the act of using) as a shoulder stock you better have it Form1'd as a SBR? Basically use the brace as it was intended and do not get caught using it differently unless you have the correct paperwork for firearm classification.

[Nash B.]

...contrary to the plain language of the NFA...

So crazy.

[Moose242]

So that is stating that it's not meant to be used as a shoulder stock, and if used (caught in the act of using) as a shoulder stock you better have it Form1'd as a SBR?

Pretty much.

[War Machine]

So is Sig pulling it from the market? How would the ATF know what your intentions were? This shit is messy.

from what I read, the brace is still legal, just can't shoulder it

[Moose242]

from what I read, the brace is still legal, just can't shoulder it

Making it pointless for pretty much everybody.

[KBScobravert]

Now just wait for them to start prosecuting folks posting pictures and YouTube videos shooting them shouldered.

[BMCSean]

Meh.

[red89notch]

I see a lot of pistol uppers for sale soon.

[David]

Now just wait for them to start prosecuting folks posting pictures and YouTube videos shooting them shouldered.

Some shit that ran across my facebook feed.

http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2015/01/foghorn/breaking-ca-man-charged-owning-sbr-pistol-brace-equipped-ar-15/

[David]

I see a lot of pistol uppers for sale soon.

I'm game.

[John -- '02 HAWK]

resting a pistol buffer tube on your solder is still not illegal

[aggie97]

resting a pistol buffer tube on your solder still not illegal

Is that a question or a statement?