The Letter notified Q that the Honey Badger pistol with arm brace is in fact a rifle with a
barrel under 16 inches in length and thus subject to the National Firearms Act. Q disagrees with
that conclusion and notes that both it, and thousands of its customers, have always regarded this
firearm to be a pistol based on its reading of the law and ATF classification letters in the public
domain. As addressed below, Q also believes ATF’s actions violate procedural norms and will
have a major impact on the firearms industry. Notwithstanding these concerns, Q greatly
appreciates the professionalism and courtesy exhibited by the Boston Field Division and intends
to fully cooperate with ATF to amicably resolve this matter. As such, we have submitted the two
requested firearms for evaluation and outlined a proposal for addressing the firearms already
owned by the public.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives has temporarily backed off criminalizing a type of gun used by 3-4 million people in the United States until after the presidential election, likely stoking the issue of gun control.

The New Hampshire maker of a popular styled AR-15 “pistol” today said that the ATF suspended its surprise decision made last week to outlaw the gun, called the “Honey Badger” pistol.

“We believe this 60-day suspension is an effort to put manufacturers, distributors, and consumers at ease, and to postpone the issue past the presidential election in hopes that a new administration will take a different view,” said the company, adding, “using licensees as political pawns is unbecoming of a regulatory agency and ignoring the underlying evaluation in this letter is simply irresponsible. Q will not succumb to this level or irresponsibility. Therefore, without further clarification from ATF on their evaluation, we will not continue manufacturing the Honey Badger Pistol.”