RE: The AR-15 Pistol And The Complicated Laws Surrounding Them In The US

[nateonsteemit]

Yeah, AR pistol laws are extra fucky lol

Here in Texas you need a permit to carry a pistol in public. Open carry is permitted with the same license. So all these armed protests, folks could get in trouble with AR pistols if they're not licensed.

Open carry of rifles (to include SBRs) and shotguns is legal without a permit, and not a totally uncommon thing to see. There is a loophole on the VFG on a "pistol," that is, when you have a barrel of 12.5 inches and a pistol brace or other pistol configuration, the standard parts add up to over 26 inches, making it a "firearm," not a pistol or rifle.

There's also folks that make what would essentially be a SBR, but they sell it with a smooth bore rifle, as the legal definition specifies a rifled barrel.

Good write up! Lots of dumb little infringements to be wary of as a gun owner here.

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[joshman]

Here in Texas you need a permit to carry a pistol in public. Open carry is permitted with the same license.

Texas, who would have thought?!

There's also folks that make what would essentially be a SBR, but they sell it with a smooth bore rifle, as the legal definition specifies a rifled barrel.

Haha, I can imagine trying to explain that to an officer. It's smooth bore really, just take a gander. :)

Thanks for your comment.

[nateonsteemit]

"Yeah, here, just look right down here, you can see it!" 🤣

I meant smooth bore barrel lol whoops.