What are the laws about building an AR pistol from an 80% lower?

Racer Doug14 · Mar 20, 2018

There is "banned" and restricted. Handguns being restricted. AR pistols fall somewhere else in regards to 80% question. All non-HBar Ar15 are banned of not purchased prior to fsa2013. That's not the question. Mine is only about polymer80 pistols. My research so far is personal use requires nothing. No ser#. No registration. Correct?

outrider58 · Mar 20, 2018

Rab1515 said:
Wrong. Sb281 bans posession of a banned weapon if it was not posession before October 1 2013.

AR pistols are not banned and don't fall under the "copycat" rules.

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outrider58 · Mar 20, 2018

Racer Doug14 said:
There is "banned" and restricted. Handguns being restricted. AR pistols fall somewhere else in regards to 80% question. All non-HBar Ar15 are banned of not purchased prior to fsa2013. That's not the question. Mine is only about polymer80 pistols. My research so far is personal use requires nothing. No ser#. No registration. Correct?

You'd probably do better posing this question in one of the '80% threads'

Allen65 · Mar 20, 2018

outrider58 said:
AFAIK, as long as you built it yourself, you don't need a serial number on it.

I still don't understand the objection to marking a serial number on a completed 80%. That number isn't registered anywhere, only has meaning to the maker, and having it is very cheap insurance against a potential bad interaction with a LEO who isn't familiar with the intricacies of Federal and MD firearms laws. Same holds true for marking it with a model number to go with the serial. Call it M/N: FroshStache-18, if you want.
I can sort of understand how marking it with the manufacturer's information (i.e. your name, city, and state) might raise more concerns for some folks. But just a number? Heck, you could use your college girlfriend's measurements, if you want. The number means nothing to anyone but you and doesn't need to be sequential if you make more than one for yourself. Why do so many people seem to have heartburn over the issue?

outrider58 · Mar 20, 2018

Allen65 said:
I still don't understand the objection to marking a serial number on a completed 80%. That number isn't registered anywhere, only has meaning to the maker, and having it is very cheap insurance against a potential bad interaction with a LEO who isn't familiar with the intricacies of Federal and MD firearms laws. Same holds true for marking it with a model number to go with the serial. Call it M/N: FroshStache-18, if you want.
I can sort of understand how marking it with the manufacturer's information (i.e. your name, city, and state) might raise more concerns for some folks. But just a number? Heck, you could use your college girlfriend's measurements, if you want. The number means nothing to anyone but you and doesn't need to be sequential if you make more than one for yourself. Why do so many people seem to have heartburn over the issue?

No problem at all. Some 80% makers will roll a serial number on it for you if you request it. Most folks just don't want or need to bother with it. To each his own.

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