[20210419]IF11763_手枪、稳定支架和相关部件.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated April 19, 2021Handguns, Stabilizing Braces, and Related ComponentsOn April 7, 2021, the White House announced that the Department of Justice has been directed to issue a proposed rule within 60 days (by June 6, 2021) to clarify when a device marketed as a stabilizing brace might turn a pistol into a short-barreled rifle. On December 18, 2020, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) published guidance in the Federal Register for public comment that indicated that it was preparing to reclassify certain heavier, larger handguns (pistols) equipped with stabilizing braces as more stringently regulated short-barreled rifles. Such a reclassification would retroactively trigger the more extensive paperwork and background check requirements of the 1934 National Firearms Act (NFA), and require registration of the owner and firearm with ATF. While this guidance was withdrawn on December 23, 2020, the proposed rule could address some of the same issues. Stabilizing Brace: Shooters Assist or Shoulder Stock? Stabilizing braces are devices that can be attached to the rearward portion (breech) of a handgun or other pistol grip firearms