SBR in WA

[68w]

Hey so I've been searching and trying to find info on SBR's in WA. I know I can't just buy a 10" upper and put it on my lower, but what if I bought a preban lower? does that make any difference? would I just have to find a lower made before 94? Do you have to get a tax stamp to own a preban firearm?

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[Unka-Boo]

You're mixing NFA, the '94 assault weapons ban and WA law into one confused lump.

Short answer, WA does not allow SBRs or MGs per state law, you want a short AR, build a pistol.

If you lived in a state that allowed them, you would have to submit paperwork and pay a tax to the ATF.

 

[spengo]

You have to get a tax stamp no matter what, that's a federal thing, not a WA thing. Anyway... I didn't know you could get an SBR in WA at all regardless of when the lower was made.

 

[68w]

got it. well that sucks, thanks for that info, all these stupid laws in our state are hard to keep track of

 

[spengo]

If you want a pretty short and very handy rifle try a 14.5" pencil profile barrel with a pinned flash hider to make it the legal 16". The 1.5" BattleComp is a pretty sweet muzzle device on the market right now and most people that do 14.5" pinned barrels offer it as an option.

 

[Nwcid]

SBR is currently not legal in WA.

IF you had a registered SBR prior to 1994 you were grandfathered in. So there are some legal SBR's in WA. They are ONLY grandfathered in for the original owner (and I would assume a heir).