Brian Pfleuger
Moderator Emeritus
gyvel said:If what you say is true then there can't be AR15 pistols since the AR 15 "is produced as a rifle." The Ruger Challenger can't be made as a pistol either since 10/22s are "produced as a rifle." Same deal for the Chiappa Mare's Legs, since the Winchester copy receivers are "produced as a rifle."
The word you're missing is "only". Not produced "as a rifle", but "produced only as a rifle".
AR15 *are* manufactured as handguns and Ruger *does* make 10/22 handguns and Chiappa *is* a manufacturer and they manufacturer handguns from those receivers.
Nobody is saying that manufacturers can't do it. Obviously they can. It's the *individual* who can't take a receiver that is not made into a handgun *by a manufacturer* and make it into a handgun.
The language of the law is crystal clear. It's really not logically refutable.