Lets dive into the details here and see if we can add some clarity.
Legal Concerns
It has been said that ours is the second worst legal system on the planet.
It is simply that everybody else ties for first.
Does this look like a rifle to you? It is in fact a SAINT Edge Pistol in 5.56mm.
The U.S. system of laws is indeed a labyrinthine convoluted beast.
However, distilled to its essence all government regulations orbit around definitions.
The U.S. Code was first published in 1926.
The adaptation of the AR platform to handguns has given today’s shooters very compact yet capable defensive firearms.
Trust me, its complicated.
At least thats the theory.
Regulating the firearms world provides the federal government with some unique challenges.
A firearm like the Springfield Armory M1A is classified under U.S. law as a “rifle” as shown here.
It falls to those at the BATF to translate this impassioned congressional screed into something that is actually enforceable.
Think Springfield Armory M1A.
That would be the likes of the Hellcat, XD-M Elite or Ronin.
The system is so breathtakingly cumbersome that these terms are difficult to adapt to fit to current times.
However, that has resulted in some unique firearm options available to shooters today.
Then as now, opportunistic legislators never let a crisis go to waste.
When most think of a “handgun,” something like the Springfield Armory Ronin likely first comes to mind.
After the 1934 NFA, the commerce in machineguns, silencers, and destructive devices became heavily regulated.
The NFA also governed such stuff as short-barreled rifles and shotguns.
The 1934 NFA established that a rifle had to have a minimum barrel length of at least 16.
The limit for shotguns was set at 18.
Handguns had no such lower limits.
Handguns were dropped prior to passage, and nobody thought to remove the short-barreled stuff.
The new Victor Pistol in .308 packs amazing power into a package measuring just over 28″ at its shortest.
It was simply an administrative oversight.
Yes, that is as stupid as it sounds.
Eschew the stock and this 6-lb.
The new SAINT Edge PDW is a radically compact 5.56mm pistol with a short 5.5″ barrel and overall length of just 18.75″ at its shortest.
Ive not had the pleasure of meeting Alex myself, but that guy clearly enjoys an Edison-grade mind.
One positive end result of all this convoluted regulatory minutiae is the extensive line of Springfield Armory SAINT pistols.
; and the SAINT Edge line, including the exciting new PDW and EVAC models.
just ensure you are up-to-date on all current laws.
