Pre ban AR Lower question

[Cidr Ocelot]

Not sure if this is the correct place to post this, but if it isn't Mods feel free to move or delete.

I'm looking to purchase a pre 94 lower and I've seen a few posts on here that have given me pause in regard to picking something up.

Is it legal to have a stripped (previously built) pre-94 lower shipped to a FFL in MA from out-of-state?

Thanks in advance for any advice. I just want to make sure I'm covering my bases before finding something online and going through the headache of an FFL rejecting it.

 

[Len-2A Training]

Perfectly legal.

However, a FFL can reject anything they want . . . so it always pays to ask them first so that there are no surprises for anyone.

 

[Cidr Ocelot]

Ok, perfect. I was planning on giving them a call to clarify anyways. Thanks for the info!

 

[Cidr Ocelot]

Also, does the 2 'evil features' count on pre-94s?

 

[citoriguy]

Assuming you’re in MA and it is really a Pre-94, you should be good to go. Get as much info as you can, and as you noted above, check with the FFL beforehand.

 

[Cidr Ocelot]

I’ve seen the serial and it’s definitely pre94, so good on that front.

 

[jpm]

just make sure it was built and on the books as a rifle before 9/13/1994 or you can't build it into a pre-ban rifle now, it will be a post ban only config. Call the manufacturer with the s/n and ask them what it was and when it was made. If its a Colt, you're good to go since they did not sell stripped lowers.

 

[Len-2A Training]

Also, does the 2 'evil features' count on pre-94s?

Not if it is truly pre-ban. See jpm's comment below.

just make sure it was built and on the books as a rifle before 9/13/1994 or you can't build it into a pre-ban rifle now, it will be a post ban only config. Call the manufacturer with the s/n and ask them what it was and when it was made. If its a Colt, you're good to go since they did not sell stripped lowers.

^^^ This!

BATFE ruled during the Fed Ban that it MUST have been built up (or kitted) as a rifle with evil features on/before 9/13/1994 in order to be acceptable as a genuine pre-ban. MA has never made any ruling one way or the other, but the safest bet is to go by the Fed ruling until there is a court case that says otherwise.

 

[Cidr Ocelot]

Seller informed me that it was a) built into a rifle before, and b) has a stock on it (not sure if that makes a difference).
It's a PWA lower with a ~22k serial . From what I'm reading, they did only made lowers and not fully kitted rifles.

Thanks for the help so far, it's much appreciated.

 

[jpm]

Sounds like you did your homework!