
But granted, people often equip their AR-15 pistols with arm braces or stabilizing braces that can also act as a stock, even though they are meant to be wrapped around the upper arm as an improvised stock. Without a stock, it turns, legally speaking, into a pistol. That’s why the AR-15 pistol is only legal to own by normal United States civilians WITHOUT a stock. If that rifle has a stock on it, then it is classified by the ATF as being a short barreled rifle, and is not legal unless with special licensing. The reason why AR-15 pistols are so controversial is that the ATF has regulations for any rifle that has an overall length of less than twenty-six inches or a barrel length of less than sixteen inches. In addition, vertical fore grips are only legally allowed on AR-15 pistols if the overall length of the weapon is at least twenty-six inches. Come with a pistol buffer tube instead of a rifle buffer tube.In general, an AR15 pistol needs to meet these qualifying points to be legally classified as a pistol: Instead of a stock, the AR15 pistol will have a stabilizing brace, or otherwise no brace at all. Basically though, an AR-15 pistol is an AR-15 that was built to have a barrel under 16 inches and, and this is critical, without a stock.
