Will a totally stock Springfield Saint AR-15 pistol or any other AR-15 pistol become illegal after August 1st, 2022? The one I’m looking at is the 9.6" barrel model ST9096556BM as seen here:
According to this article any AR-15 pistol will need you to file an SBR form and pay a $200 Tax stamp before August 1st of 2022 unless you destroy your pistol, turn it in the ATF or permanently remove the brace in a way that it can’t be reattached. If true AR-15 pistols just got a whole lot more expensive…
I’m hoping I am misinterpreting this article but if not things just got even more crazy here in the US…
I know this has been in the works for quite awhile but didn’t believe it would be put into law. I have also contacted Springfield Armory about this question as it would obviously affect their sales of the pistols in AR-15 format. I’ll post any response here from the that I receive from SA.
I seriously doubt that is going to happen. If so, there would be so much chatter on the internet and gun sites. There is also a law that says something along the lines that commonly used firearms cannot be banned.
Perhaps one of our resident lawyers will give us the real poop.
Thanks for the reply. I hope you are right. If I do get this pistol I would consider removing or cutting the brace off the buffer tube rather than pay $200 to the ATF. I would hope the buffer tube could not be considered a ‘stabilizing brace’ or stock.
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The way I see it the law will state you can’t take the pistol brace off your pistol and put a rifle brace on it and you can’t take your rifle barrel off your rifle and put a pistol barrel on it unless you pay $200. But I could be wrong.
