Theohazard
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So here's my question: If the ATF were to re-classify these non-NFA shotguns into NFA firearms, what would they re-classify them as? Short-barrel shotguns? That's not possible without changing federal law, since a short-barrel shotgun needs to have a stock or be made from a weapon that had a stock. Would they re-classify them as AOWs? That would break the long-standing and well-established ATF regulation of 26" being the limit on what makes a weapon possible to conceal and therefore makes it an AOW. But let's pretend they raised the 26" length limit; what would be the new overall length requirement to make the firearm not be an AOW? 27"? That seems a little absurd to raise it by just one inch. 28"? Anything over 28" would catch most 18" barrel PGO shotguns into being AOWs too. I find that very unlikely to happen.
AI&P Tactical, to re-classify these as NFA firearms, the ATF would either have to break federal law or break a long-standing and well-established regulatory precedent. I suppose the latter is more likely than the former, but I seen neither as very likely. And either would open up the ATF to all sorts of lawsuits. There are a lot of companies out there who base their products on a 26" limit for an AOW, and a new overall length limit would catch a lot of other firearms too. There would be companies lining up to sue the ATF.
Also, if they re-defined the length limit for an AOW, what makes you think that these 26.4" PGO shotguns would be illegal but your 27.5" PGO shotgun would make the cut?
AI&P Tactical, to re-classify these as NFA firearms, the ATF would either have to break federal law or break a long-standing and well-established regulatory precedent. I suppose the latter is more likely than the former, but I seen neither as very likely. And either would open up the ATF to all sorts of lawsuits. There are a lot of companies out there who base their products on a 26" limit for an AOW, and a new overall length limit would catch a lot of other firearms too. There would be companies lining up to sue the ATF.
Also, if they re-defined the length limit for an AOW, what makes you think that these 26.4" PGO shotguns would be illegal but your 27.5" PGO shotgun would make the cut?
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