01/14/2023
Regulatory update! The ATF has posted their final rule on stabilizing braces. Bottom line: most of the common braces are now considered stocks and make the weapon to which they are attached now a short-barreled rifle (SBR) which is regulated by the National Fi****ms Act (NFA). SBR's require a $200 tax stamp to be legal. During the initial 120-day period of the new rule's implementation, the $200 tax is waived. Options are: 1) submit an ATF Form 1 for the tax stamp (tax free) within 120 days from 1/13/2023 (Saturday, May 13th), or 2) remove the pistol brace, or 3) remove the current barrel from the weapon and replace it with a 16 inch barrel.
Spectre Requisitions realizes that there are varying views on this rule, and likely it will be subject to legal challenges in the courts. However, stay legal, folks.
"The rule goes into effect on the date of publication in the Federal Register. The rule allows for a 120-day period for manufacturers, dealers, and individuals to register tax-free any existing NFA short-barreled rifles covered by the rule. Other options including removing the stabilizing brace to return the firearm to a pistol or surrendering covered short-barreled rifles to ATF. Nothing in this rule bans stabilizing braces or the use of stabilizing braces on pistols."
Here is the link to a visual aid for what the ATF now considers SBRs that must either be registered or altered to become compliant.
