Short barreled boom: How SBRs found success despite regulation

By Jacki Billings

Let’s face it, SBRs just look cool especially when paired with tactical goodies. (Photo: High Speed Gear via Facebook)
Lumped under the National Firearms Act of 1934, SBRs became entangled in gun legislation aimed at reducing violent gang related crimes of the 1920s and 1930s. Today these guns continue to be restricted, requiring potential owners to register with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and pay a $200 tax stamp fee.
Despite the legal hoops, SBR popularity has increased over the past few years with more gun owners adding shorties to their collection.
“It is a natural direction for the market to go as we roll into the golden age of rifles,” Chris Barrett, president of Barrett Firearms, told Guns.com.” There are so many choices of amazing firearms now. Short little carbines that we saw in the movies as kids are now actually obtainable. People are scratching that itch.”
Moving out of the movies and into the hands of actual gun owners, this petite platform’s tactical advantages continue to be touted as a suitable home defense alternative to a full-size AR. Their compact nature yields both size and weight benefits, allowing them to be wielded more easily around tight corners. They also can

Source: Guns.com