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Nutczak wrote:
Sweet!!! an AR in pistol configuration. I have been wanting to build one for myself.
There is some confusion about the legality of an AR pistol. Especially if you build it from a stripped lower assembly. My understanding is that you need to verify what the manufacturer stated it's use is to be. I have heard (not confirmed though) that some people have been tagged for having a rifle under the legal minimum length with an AR pistol.
If it was a bare lower, or sold as a pistol, then you are fine. There really is no registration for one though. If the lower was a rifle at any time, then it can not be made into a pistol. The manufacturer has nothing to do with it, unless sold as a pistol to start with.
As long as you do not have a Vertical Fore Grip (VFG) or stock on it, then you are fine. If you add a VFG it becomes and AOW, and if you add a stock it becomes a SBR; both of which require $200 tax stamps to make. An AOW can be transfered to an individual for only $5.
