A possible concern could be that, since Q did not get specific ATF approval for the Honey Badger Pistol configured with its proprietary brace prior to selling it, the ATF could argue that the conduct was never legal and Q was selling improperly documented SBRs the whole time. It’s always been a risk with braces because ATF was previously examining the braces themselves and not complete firearms.
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They would never get a criminal conviction out of that and if they tried to suspend or revoke their manufacturers license over something like that I predict ATF would lose the litigation based on the income and use argument.
Speaking of which with over 4 million pistol brace is floating around the US you could make a pretty good, use argument for pistol braces.
I hope you’re right. I’m getting quite tired of losing gun rights. Pistol braces aren’t my hill to die on but we’re running out of things that people can say are “stupid” or “obvious loopholes to get around the NFA.” First it’s bump stocks, next it’s pistol braces, pretty soon it’s going to be another AWB without a sunset provision or a complete semi-auto ban.
I’m worried that things might get stupid if the government keeps pushing. I’m betting a whole lot more people have picked AWB 2.0 or semi-auto ban as their hill to die on than those who picked pistol braces. Imagine 4 million people waking up one morning and finding out that their braced pistol is now an unregistered SBR and whether they left it as is or if they decided to convert them to full auto or make some IEDs, the crime is the same and the punishment is the same.
I could just form 1 mine but what about those ins states that don't allow SBRs ?
An AWB 2.0 with grandfathering will be unpopular but generally peaceful.
An AWB 2.0 with no grandfathering will result in massive non-compliance but mostly passive resistance. Conversely most enforcement would simply be via attrition as seen in NY, CA etc. It is basically the Dems shitting in gun owners punch bowl because they know no one will turn them in, they just get the satisfaction of taking away gun owners ability to shoot and train with them publicly. Sales of .223 and 7.62x39 bolt guns will go through the roof to justify ammo purchases. etc.
An AWB 2.0 with no grandfathering i.e. Australian style "mandatory buy backs" as discussed by Kamala Harris et al. will result in an insurgency because you cant force buy backs unless you are pro-actively enforcing the ban. You want to kick over a hornets nest in the US that would do it.
I think that’s the strongest reason why people aren’t going to suddenly be turned into felons as Kevin keeps saying.
The ATF is going to have a pretty hard time saying they allowed this stupid shit to go on for multiple years and 4M sales and THEN criminalized everyone that already had one.
Future sales though...
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With 4 million braces in circulation, there will certainly be a percentage of those who have chosen it for their hill to die on (particularly in our current political climate). If just 1% (.01) of owners chose armed and/or physical confrontation, that's up to 40,000 incidents. If only .1% (.001) chose confrontation, that's still up to 4,000 incidents. Even the outright banning of braces has the potential to get sporty.
Doing the same type math on sporting rifle or standard capacity magazine ownership means any ban + confiscation would get pretty nasty. Rightfully so, given that level of tyranny, IMO. The power must remain in the people, and that won't be the case with lever guns, bolt guns, revolvers and Glock 48's. Like it or not, the Left is signaling their intention to take "our" hill.
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Sort of - he issued an executive order directing the ATF to change the rules, so it was sort of a two step process: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/depar...ces-final-rule
There were also FAR less bump stocks in circulation than braces.