BREAKING: ATF Reverses Position on SB Tactical’s Pistol Stabilizing Brace

By Tactical-Life

In a stunning reversal, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) has issued a letter stating that shouldering the SB Tactical pistol stabilizing brace does not constitute a “redesign” and thus would not be regulated under the umbrella of the NFA.

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For some context, let’s go back to 2012. That’s when USMC and Army vet Alex Bosco first developed the first pistol stabilizing arm brace. After testing it with disabled veterans — the group it was initially made for — Bosco sought approval for his design from the ATF. He received a letter back that said, in part, that “the submitted brace, when attached to a firearm, does not convert that weapon to be fired from the shoulder and would not alter the classification of a pistol or other firearm. While a firearm so equipped would still be regulated by the Gun Control Act … such a firearm would not be subject to NFA controls.”

That was all well and good, and Bosco co-founded SB Tactical and — in partnership with Sig Sauer and Century Arms — brought the first pistol stabilizing arm braces …Read the Rest

Source:: Tactical Life