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Pistols with shoulder stocks

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Kosh75287
I keep seeing these and other pistols like them for sale/auction. At one time, I think after the 1968 GCA was inflicted on us, putting a shoulder stock on a pistol was a federal offense, and the firearms with that capability were considered Class III weapons.
Did all of that change, somewhere down the line? If someone like myself, with no license for NFA/Class III weapons, buys one of these, attaches the buttstock to the pistol and fires it, have they committed a federal offense?
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Kosh75287
Okay, their day of "PRACTICAL" application had come and gone, with the advent of the submachine gun. Before then, they'd give an officer of Artillery an NCO a reasonable chance of keeping enemy ground forces from infiltrating the ground near them. Probably more cost effective that stationing a platoon of friendly infantry around them, that was better used clashing with enemy ground pounders.
These days, they're just a curiosity. I wouldn't mind owning one, if it wouldn't put my posterior in a sling.
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C3Shooter said:
Curio and Relic List 2018 (atf.gov)

Section III lists firearms that would normally be restricted, and required to be registered as an NFA weapon, but were exempted. Read CAREFULLY- in some cases, the exempted item is ONE specimen listed by serial number.

And Trap is quite right- there ARE guns other than the ones I listed.
Brownelk- I know what you mean. Can only imagine the slaughter and bloodletting that would take place if the Marble Game-Getter was not on the restricted list. Oh, the horror!

I think it must be something in the water in DC that affects the thinking of people there. My single shot .410 Handi-Gun is an NFA firearm, must be registered as an AOW. However, your Judge revolver, which fires multiple .410 shells is not.

'Scuse me- I need to go find some aspirin.
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tedwitt
You can buy this .22 at Academy.
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