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When officers entered the room, they observed the 15-year-old suspect laying on his back, asleep with a short barreled AR-15 style rifle loaded with a black magazine to the left of his body, police said in a news release.Soccerdad1995 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 01, 2022 3:51 pm I found this story interesting. In what realm is this weapon a "rifle", much less an SBR? Given that it's Maryland, it may be illegal regardless, of course.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/maryland-tee ... e4bc557250
It is Maryland of course its illegal.Soccerdad1995 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 01, 2022 3:51 pm I found this story interesting. In what realm is this weapon a "rifle", much less an SBR? Given that it's Maryland, it may be illegal regardless, of course.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/maryland-tee ... e4bc557250
I think the vertical foregrip actually makes it an SBR for the ATF. It is now designed to be fired with more than one hand, making it a rifle, and the barrel is too short so it is an SBR.
srothstein wrote: ↑Thu Dec 01, 2022 9:20 pmI think the vertical foregrip actually makes it an SBR for the ATF. It is now designed to be fired with more than one hand, making it a rifle, and the barrel is too short so it is an SBR.
Of course, I am not an ATF agent so I could be very wrong on their interpretations of the law.
What on Earth Does “Any Other Weapon” Mean?AOW Pistols
For pistols, there are a few situations where the weapon will be classified as an AOW....It’s also possible to use these mounts to attach vertical grips. If you do, you have created an AOW pistol and it will need to be registered as such.
Essentially, pistols are legally classified as weapons meant to be used in one hand (good technique calls for both hands, but, again, we’re talking about government rules). By adding an additional grip, you have made the handgun into a weapon that is now intended to be held with both hands, which would then classify the weapon as an AOW. So if you decide to mount a vertical grip, you would have to register the firearm as an AOW.
