Sun Oct 28, 2018 6:48 pm
Sun Oct 28, 2018 9:21 pm
Guns4Liberty wrote:I think what Steve meant is that the OEM is not the ultimate authority on determining the legal classification. They can call it what they want, but it is what ATF/the law says it is, so if the two aren't the same then OEM classification is irrelevant.
Sun Oct 28, 2018 10:16 pm
RocketScott wrote:I get what Steve was saying, but what Steve was saying confuses the original question.
Mon Oct 29, 2018 6:36 am
MadPick wrote:RocketScott wrote:I get what Steve was saying, but what Steve was saying confuses the original question.
Really?
The OEM can build whatever they want, but the ATF will determine how that product gets transferred (pistol, rifle, other).
Mon Oct 29, 2018 11:34 am
RocketScott wrote:The classifications aren’t a secret though. The OEM knows what they are building and how it will leave the factory.
Mon Oct 29, 2018 11:45 am
MadPick wrote:RocketScott wrote:The classifications aren’t a secret though. The OEM knows what they are building and how it will leave the factory.
Here's a "pistol marked lower":
https://www.gunsamerica.com/931936584/M ... -M0210.htm
If I buy that, how will it be identified on the 4473?
Mon Oct 29, 2018 1:57 pm
Mon Oct 29, 2018 2:06 pm
jorgeu wrote:So, if I buy a AR-15 lower and run the background check as a long gun then I cannot built it into a pistol?
Tue Oct 30, 2018 12:38 pm
MadPick wrote:Yes, an FFL will not treat an "other" as a pistol. That's Washington state policy.
MadPick wrote:RocketScott wrote:The classifications aren’t a secret though. The OEM knows what they are building and how it will leave the factory.
Here's a "pistol marked lower":
https://www.gunsamerica.com/931936584/M ... -M0210.htm
If I buy that, how will it be identified on the 4473?
jorgeu wrote:So, if I buy a AR-15 lower and run the background check as a long gun then I cannot built it into a pistol?
Fri Nov 02, 2018 11:08 am
Fri Nov 02, 2018 11:23 am
Capn Blood wrote:After the upcoming abomination initiative passes, what would be the legal status at state level if someone bought an "other" lower, built it into a pistol, then later changed to a stock and minimum 16 inch barrel?
Mon Nov 05, 2018 6:36 am
Guns4Liberty wrote:Capn Blood wrote:After the upcoming abomination initiative passes, what would be the legal status at state level if someone bought an "other" lower, built it into a pistol, then later changed to a stock and minimum 16 inch barrel?
The person already owns it, so it wouldn't be affected by 1639, which only modifies the purchase/transfer process for new-to-you firearms.