AR Platform, Something Else Or Nothing?

[Edwardteach72]

Because politicians.

 

[Celt]

Does not have a stock

OAL (in its shortest usable configuration) is over 26"

Has a vertical grip...

So, it can't be a rifle because it is not designed to be fired from the shoulder (no stock)

It can't be a "pistol" because it is designed to be fired with 2 hands not 1 (vertical grip)

It can't be am AOW because it's OAL is more than 26"


Here is where it gets fun

This is a rifle, it has a stock designed to be fired from the shoulder, and has a barrel over 16"

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This is also a rifle but is an SBR (short barrel rifle) because the barrel is under 16" and is an NFA item ($200 tax stamp and so on)
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This is a "Pistol" it is not designed to be fired from the shoulder (this particular SR-15 had a SBA3 stabilizing brace) and is designed to be fired one handed, the barrel is under 16" on most pistols but in reality there is no barrel lenght restrictions one way or the other

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This is also a Pistol because it is not designed to be fired with 2 hands but it can have an ANGLED grip on the front

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This is also a pistol. Because it is well a pistol
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Now this is an Any Other Weapon (AOW) and falls under the NFA and a tax stamp. Because it is concealable by being under 26" OAL AND is designed to be fired with 2 hands (vertical front grip)
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And then there is this, this is an "Other" because it does not fall in any of the above categories.

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So here we have something that is not designed to be fired from the shoulder (this uses the SBA3 stabilizing brace) but it is also designed to be fired with two hands (the VERTICAL front grip) but it is also not considered "concealable" because the shortest usable overall length (tip of the muzzle to the end of the reciever extension) is 26.1" or more.

Awesome explanation!