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Pistol Brace Under Fire After Dayton Shooting
While pistol braces and AR pistols have been good for the industry, Betts's cowardly actions in the Dayton shooting potentially put them in the crosshairs of gun control advocates. The gun was "modified in essence to function like a rifle" and "to avoid any legal prohibitions," - Dayton Police Chief Richard Biehl.
"The federal restrictions on short-barreled rifles were enacted to stop people from making rifles, guns fired from the shoulder, more concealable," yahoo.com surmised. "Rifles typically can fire more powerful cartridges than pistols and shoulder stocks allow the rifles to be fired more accurately."
"Enter the pistol brace, also known as a stabilizing brace". "For all practical purposes, this device allows pistols with short barrels to have something resembling a shoulder stock."
So why weren't gun control advocates going after pistol braces prior to the Dayton shooting? They most likely didn't even know the devices existed. To them, all they saw was an "assault-style" weapon that looked like all of the others they were already after. They didn't understand the differences and legalities surrounding AR pistol. This says more about the anti-2A crowd, which seems to yell about banning guns before doing any type of research. Historically, that has been the case, where gun control advocates can't accurately defend what they're fighting for.
Mark this report as an early salvo fired for regulation or potentially a BATFE reversal on the pistol brace ruling. Rifles and magazine capacities will still likely take the brunt of criticism. Hopefully pistol braces won't fall victim in the same way bump stock did following Las Vegas.
-By Personal Defense World
While pistol braces and AR pistols have been good for the industry, Betts's cowardly actions in the Dayton shooting potentially put them in the crosshairs of gun control advocates. The gun was "modified in essence to function like a rifle" and "to avoid any legal prohibitions," - Dayton Police Chief Richard Biehl.
"The federal restrictions on short-barreled rifles were enacted to stop people from making rifles, guns fired from the shoulder, more concealable," yahoo.com surmised. "Rifles typically can fire more powerful cartridges than pistols and shoulder stocks allow the rifles to be fired more accurately."
"Enter the pistol brace, also known as a stabilizing brace". "For all practical purposes, this device allows pistols with short barrels to have something resembling a shoulder stock."
So why weren't gun control advocates going after pistol braces prior to the Dayton shooting? They most likely didn't even know the devices existed. To them, all they saw was an "assault-style" weapon that looked like all of the others they were already after. They didn't understand the differences and legalities surrounding AR pistol. This says more about the anti-2A crowd, which seems to yell about banning guns before doing any type of research. Historically, that has been the case, where gun control advocates can't accurately defend what they're fighting for.
Mark this report as an early salvo fired for regulation or potentially a BATFE reversal on the pistol brace ruling. Rifles and magazine capacities will still likely take the brunt of criticism. Hopefully pistol braces won't fall victim in the same way bump stock did following Las Vegas.
-By Personal Defense World