Does anybody Know something about Biden doing a ban on AR 15 "Style Rifles and Pistols?

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This article popped up in my news feed from the Washington Examiner by Paul Bedard. I thought this crap was stopped dead.

Biden and ATF just created 29 million felons (msn.com)

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It was not stopped.

It went into effect.

There is an injunction for certain folks who are members of certain groups, but generally, it is in effect and a whole lot of people who bought pistols at gun stores are now federal felons and don’t even know

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Ok next question.

What EXACTLY constitutes an “AR 15 Style” rifle or pistol?

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Depends on who you ask. There is no singular definitive definition for “AR15 style”.

But I don’t know of any law that states “AR15 style” without defining, for purposes of that law, what it is.

The pistol brace thing, to my knowledge (I am not a lawyer) deals with more than “AR15 style” firearms as well

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My concern is that I own a completely unmodified SKS. I own t for its beauty as the tool that it is. It simply has great lines and form follows function. While it is regularly shot and maintained, I would hardly call it an assault weapon as I will not destroy such a treasure by modifying it.
So what should I do?

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I don’t think the pistol brace ruling is necessarily an “assault weapon” thing. The pistol brace thing is about “is it a pistol or is it a short barrel rifle”, the whole “assault weapon” thing is a different thing.

I don’t know of any original unmodified SKS rifles that would be effected by the pistol brace changes.

Does your SKS have a 16" or longer barrel?

We can’t tell you what to do. If you live in a more gun friendly state, a regular old SKS Rifle doesn’t seem like there would be a reason to worry about needing to destroy it or anything but if you want to know as definitively as possible, ask an attorney in your state.

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That is my next step. I don’t think my state will put up much of a fuss. We are constitutional carry, stand your ground and castle law. You would think that would be a deterrent. Sadly, a peaceful person must now arm themselves in order to remain so.
Thanks for the time Nathan.

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Unless you have an installed pistol brace, and a barrel less than 16 inches in length, this “rule” should not apply to your SKS.

Many AR platforms and other large-format pistols either came with or could accept a pistol brace. These pistols have barrels less than 16" long. Such guns are the subject of this unconstitutional edict.

You should be good to go, but I am not a lawyer and can’t issue valid legal advice. Just fyi.

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