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ok i got all my stuff to build a pistol and i have a clarification ?. some say you have to have a pistol marked lower and others say you don't. i searched around and found that it doesn't need to be marked pistol as long as it's never been a rifle. now since we are in commiefornia it makes it a little more difficult to build a pistol and here is where i need more clarity. if i can legally build a pistol from a "virgin reciever" at what point would i need to register it? what im saying is the new 4473 has a "other" box because it's not a handgun or rifle. if it is logged out as"other" could i dros it as other and build it into a california compliant pistol then do a volentary registration? because if the atf says i can build a pistol out of a virgin receiver, i should be able to do it that way right? bring the comments boys.
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Is your Glock marked "pistol"?
Mine's not.
Neither will several of my other pistols, whichever platform they represent.
The issue is not with the 4473, but with the DROS system. You are telling CA that it's either a Pistol or a Long Gun - there's not "other" option. May be fine federally, but according to the state it might be an SBR if you build a pistol on a lower DROSed as a long gun.Last edited by JeffM; 04-22-2009, 10:43 PM.
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hey jeff, what do you think? if its a "other" could i do a volentary reg?Comment
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if the new 4473 has a box marked " other" and it's drosed as "other" then it wouldn't be a pistol or rifle. once built as a pistol (because its never been either a rifle or pistol ) i would register it as a pistol. now on the dros im not sure if if there is any other option besides pistol or rifle.Last edited by jamesob; 04-22-2009, 11:01 PM.Comment
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There is no "other" option for the DROS system. That is what the OAL petition was about.
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"If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun." - Dalai Lama (Seattle Times, 05-15-2001).Comment
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ok...there are 2 things going on here...Federally on the 4473 it will be ok if marked as other and in any other Free state this would be fine...BUT on the CA DROS it will be marked as a long gun as that the only choice since it is not a completed handgun and is not on the safe roster list. This is why people need to have them fully built into Single-shot pistols so that they can be marked as exempt on the CA DROSComment
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I understand that but would there be a problem if the 4473 said "other" and the ca. dros said handgun? at the fed level it would not be mfg. because it was logged out as other and i assembled it into a single shot pistol for the dros. now say if just picked up the stripped lower and it was drosed as a rifle that would not be correct either since it was not assembled into a rifle.Comment
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"If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun." - Dalai Lama (Seattle Times, 05-15-2001).Comment
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the problem is that there are no on roster list AR pistols or frames, to be able to satisfy the roster it has to be an asembled and single shot, so it will be handgun on both forms.Comment
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Yes, it can. The two don't have to match up.
The 4473 doesn't match the DROS when a stripped lower is marked as an "other" firearm on the 4473, and is marked as a long gun in the DROS system.
On the other hand, if an LEO who is exempt from the handgun roster requirements purchases a stripped lower (or 1911 frame or any other style), the 4473 would still say "other" while it could be marked as a handgun in the DROS system because of the LEO exemption.
So yes, it can be a miss match between the 4473 and the DROS system in that regard.Comment
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