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tony k · 09-11-2001, 02:29 AM

It's legal to put a shoulder stock on a handgun PROVIDING the barrel is over 16 inches in length. (Why do you think they added the extra 1/4"?) You can also have a handgun with any length barrel WITHOUT a shoulder stock.

The only combination which runs afoul of the NFA is a handgun with BOTH a shoulder stock and a barrel less than 16 inches in length, which (unless it meets ATF's regs for a curio and relic exemption) becomes a short-barrelled rifle and subject to registration and the $200 tax. The C&R exemption, of course, is for certain handguns accepted by ATF as having been originally issued with shoulder stocks -- if it's not on ATF's approved list, it's illegal.

09-11-2001, 02:29 AM	#10
tony k User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 53 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Yup. ctxt It's legal to put a shoulder stock on a handgun PROVIDING the barrel is over 16 inches in length. (Why do you think they added the extra 1/4"?) You can also have a handgun with any length barrel WITHOUT a shoulder stock. The only combination which runs afoul of the NFA is a handgun with BOTH a shoulder stock and a barrel less than 16 inches in length, which (unless it meets ATF's regs for a curio and relic exemption) becomes a short-barrelled rifle and subject to registration and the $200 tax. The C&R exemption, of course, is for certain handguns accepted by ATF as having been originally issued with shoulder stocks -- if it's not on ATF's approved list, it's illegal.