AR Pistol built on virgin lower illegal?
- Thread starter Vexmaster
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Make sure when you buy a new lower they mark "Other" rather than "Long gun" or "Pistol". Then it's anything you want it to be. If it is EVER transferred as a Long gun, it can not be converted to a pistol legally. For the same reason, never convert a 10/22 to a charger.
I get that. When I lived in Valdosta, I had the LGS tell me it was illegal for me ship any firearm myself, that I always had to go through an FFL.
**UPDATE**
So I went to my local gun shop and they just tol me the same thing as the smith and even defended the guy! WTF man??!
According to the ATF letter 2011-4 I should be in the clear no?
For those that are curious it was Martin's Coins & Firearms in Alpharetta
So I went to my local gun shop and they just tol me the same thing as the smith and even defended the guy! WTF man??!
According to the ATF letter 2011-4 I should be in the clear no?
For those that are curious it was Martin's Coins & Firearms in Alpharetta
My local Fedex and UPS hubs are the same way....then I realized that it saves time to just bring in the box sealed and ready to ship, with postage already affixed....they didn't ask a single question when I sent my lower off for engraving this way.
OP, if the virgin lower was marked 'other' on the 4473, you're good to go. There are a lot of very misinformed people out there, including GS employees.
If you could talk the seller and the original FFL that did the transfer into it, they should have a copy...
with no gun registry without a ton of leg work how are they able to find out how the lower was transferred?
