Dems Looking To Ban Concealable Assault Weapons

Democrats in Congress are looking for Biden and his administration to take action on so-called “Concealable AR-15 style firearms which fire rifle rounds”.

This new term is not one that comes from the firearms community but one that is coming from legislators and it is being used in the same manner that Assault weapon is used.

Both AR-15 rifles and pistols are regulated under the Gun Control Act of 1968. In order to purchase one from a dealer, a person must undergo a background check. And in cases like Boulder, the gunman legally obtained the firearm through the background check process.

The letter makes AR pistols sound more deadly or lethal than an AR rifle. It’s not. The main difference between the two platforms is the barrel length (pistols are shorter) and the stock (which the rifle has but the pistol doesn’t). They’re both semi-automatics, meaning they fire one round per pull of the trigger. Changing the cosmetic features doesn’t change how the firearm functions. The NFA is used to regulate machine guns, where holding the trigger fires rounds until the firearm is empty or the trigger is released.

Should Biden go through with this executive order, it would essentially change the designation of an AR pistol to a machine gun, even though it doesn’t function as such. That means they will be just as expensive to obtain, putting it out of reach of average gun owners (which seems to be their goal).

“Concealability” is the oddest description ever. They may be called AR “pistols” but they’re not the same size as a handgun. They’re bigger. And concealing them is way more difficult than these congress members seem to realize.

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