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You do know that pistol has to have a registered pistol lower and has to be under 50 ounces to be legal right?
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You are NOT correct! This lower was manufactured from a stripped AR-15 lower and it was purchased directly from Bushmaster by my FFL and transfered to me on my Federal and State Forms as a PISTOL RECEIVER. Therefore, this is a pistol receiver as long as it was built as a pistol first... which it was!
Now, the regulations you are trying to describe are the crime bill. Please see...
[url]http://ar15.com/content/legal/preORpost.html[/url]
and
[url]http://quarterbore.com/nfa/sbr-aow-pistol.html[/url]
You will note that the crime bill defines a Pistol to be a Semi Automatic Assault weapon as being...
A semiautomatic pistol that has an ability to accept a detachable magazine and has at least 2 of the following features: [list=1][*]an ammunition magazine that attaches to the pistol outside of the pistol grip. [/*]
[*]a threaded barrel capable of accepting a barrel extender, flash suppressor, forward handgrip or silencer. [/*]
[*]a shroud that is attached to, or partially or completely encircles the barrel and that permits the shooter to hold the firearm with the non-trigger hand without being burned. [/*]
[*]a manufactured weight of 50 ounces or more when the pistol is unloaded. [/*]
[*]a semiautomatic version of an automatic firearm. [/*]
[/list=1]
So, when you realize that this IS a PISTOL but it IS NOT a semiautomatic pistol, then the Crime Bill DOES NOT APPLY! If the crime bill dies, I can convert this to semi-auto to a Pre-Ban style semiauto pistol by adding a new upper and I will still be 100% LEGAL.