Palladan44
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Just heard a rumor that AR pistols will become (or soon will be) an NFA weapon. Again, this is just a rumor I heard. What is the real deal about this, if anything?
The following rule (proposed June 7, 2021) outlines the factors ATF would consider when evaluating firearms equipped with a purported "stabilizing brace" to determine whether these weapons would be considered a "rifle" or "short-barreled rifle" under the Gun Control Act of 1968, or a "rifle" or "firearm" subject to regulation under the National Firearms Act.
There has been, however a bill introduced into the Senate to prevent the ATF from going after pistol braces and firearms attached with braces. That is bill S4069 which is known as the Pistol Brace Protection Act. The bill is set to eliminate subjective standards, which is how the ATF crafts most of its papers; subjective and open to interpretation.
Just heard a rumor
That's what it looks like.
The AFT 4999 work sheet looks like it makes every popular AR pistol sold for the last 8 years or so an SBR.