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Posted: 10/19/2014 8:10:32 PM EDT
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I am just getting interested in the SBR. I sort of like the AK versions. However, just wondering out loud; why is a SBR a Class 3 item? What is the big deal here? Seriously. You can get a short bbl "pistol" but throw a stock on it and it is Class 3. Sometimes I really hate the Feds. Boneheads and Commies that they are.
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How it happened:
The early drafts of what became the National Firearms Act of 1934 included all handguns, as well as all "concealable" firearms. The then-attorney general opined that that (a) would be unconstitutional, and (b) would have a huge negative backlash from American citizens. So the proposal was rewritten to delete handguns ... but "concealable" rifles and shotguns were left in the later drafts, which Congress passed and which became law in 1934. As far as "why," it's because the U.S. Congress in the 1930's intended to disarm all U.S. citizens, much like has been done in other countries. It is not right, it is not moral, and it definitely is not constitutional ... but it is what it is. Do not look for logic or morality in the arguments made by fools. 
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| The firearms are title 2, not class 3. Any firearm covered by the NFA is a Title 2 firearm; title 1 firearms are regular handguns, rifles with 16+ inch barrels, etc. which are not restricted by the National Firearms Act. Class 3 is the type of license required by an FFL to handle and deal in Title 2 firearms |
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Why it happened: The Teetotalers had their panties in a bunch when the Feds repealed the 18th Amendment (Prohibition). Along came the St. Valentine's Day massacre and they galvanized around that to pressure the Feds into outlawing another "evil" of society. The Feds caved, but excluded "conventional" firearms so as not to excessively piss off the other 80% of the country. |
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