The question often comes up of what the difference is between an AR Pistol and a Short Barreled Rifle (SBR), and why one requires a tax stamp while the other does not. So we wrote an article on the differences between the two entitled “AR Pistol vs. SBR” where we discussed that an AR Pistol could not have a buttstock and is not intended to be fired from the shoulder. A recent ruling from the ATF has stated that a pistol brace, or stabilizing brace, used on a pistol is considered legal and would not cause the pistol to be reclassified as a SBR. Check out the transcribed video below posted by Mrgunsngear on YouTube that goes over the recent ruling and showcases the firing of a pistol using the stabilizing brace.
Welcome back everybody, today we are going to be talking about shouldering pistols with the stabilizing braces that are out there. Obviously, this one is the SV 47 for AK pattern weapons, but there is also the Sig one out there for the AR style weapons. Up until very recently, this was a very controversial issue within the gun community. ATF has put out a ruling, a letter, which I will put a copy of the link at the end so you can actually see it, but they have clarified that there is no way to illegally fire this weapon as it is considered a pistol, and this stabilizing brace is considered an approved accessory for pistols so in fact it is legal to fire from the shoulder. So what we are going to do today is talk about that a little bit and what I have found doing it in my experience, the pros and cons of it, and then the legal aspects of it that also need to be covered because not everything is a go, at least not of yet. So that’s what we will be talking about today coming up in the video.
