10-07-2020, 02:34 PM
(10-07-2020, 01:26 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: SSF covered this a little better, but the tl;dr version it: if a firearm that is not a shotgun has a barrel under 16" and a stock on it, then it is a short-barreled rifle and is taxed and regulated by the ATF. If it has a "stabilizing brace" then it is classified as a pistol and therefore is exempt from the tax stamp.
Further into the weeds on this: the law requires additional paperwork and a tax stamp for certain "destructive devices." These include machine guns, suppressors, and short-barreled rifles (SBRs). If you have such a weapon and do not have the tax stamp from the ATF, then it's off to the federal pen for you. The worst part about this law, to me anyway, is that the scrutiny for these stamps is not any more than the background check for buying any firearm (at least in my state, anyway), but it costs additional money and takes a hell of a long time, meaning it is nothing more than a regulatory hurdle that makes these items less affordable for the working and middle classes.
Bel is not even remotely exaggerating as to how long your SBR or suppressor tax stamp will take to acquire. It can be close to a year.
