NFA Newb Question

[LPMan59]

what is the "reasoning" for strictly regulating SBRs? i dont get why 16 inches isok, but 14.5 is somehow dangerous and in need of more regulation....

 

[mikea46996]

what is the "reasoning" for strictly regulating SBRs? i dont get why 16 inches isok, but 14.5 is somehow dangerous and in need of more regulation....

Cause somebody who "thinks" he is smarter then you and I convinced a bunch of other really smart people that that is the case....

Why can you go to war and die for your country at 18 but can't have a drink till your 21??

 

[LPMan59]

i figured this was the case....i just didnt know if someone with Brady Bunch type views came up with crazy physics showing that shorter barrels are more lethal or something

 

[tackleberry65]

Not sure why the line was drawn where it is now, but I don't think I want to go shooting a 12 gauge pistol, either.

 

[Sinner Man]

It had to start with some specific measurement. We'd all be whining if there was no specific length and they were approved based on a picture of our evil toys we send in or something else, right?