FRAC v Garland, 8th Circuit: AR with barrel neither smooth nor rifled

[mikew]

OP: Not available in Illinois...

 

https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/franklin-armory-reformation-legal-again-no-tax-stamp/

 

In the wake of a pivotal court win against the ATF, Franklin Armory® has resumed production and sales of its Reformation® firearm line.

 

Effective immediately, Reformation models featuring 7.5-inch and 11.5-inch barrels are shipping to consumers via federally licensed firearm dealers (FFLs)—and the best part? No tax stamp required.

 

Thanks to a clearly worded ruling in the lawsuit FRAC v. Garland, the Reformation is now officially and permanently classified as a GCA-only “firearm,” not an NFA-regulated short-barreled rifle (SBR) or shotgun (SBS).

 

https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca8/23-3230/23-3230-2024-08-09.html

 

https://cases.justia.com/federal/appellate-courts/ca8/23-3230/23-3230-2024-08-09.pdf

[EdDinIL]

Interesting, but even if it was legal here, I'm not sure I'd want a firearm that's going to keyhole your shots by design.

 

Screen shot from a Military Arms Channel video (34 minutes long, skip to 8:00ish for shooting.

 

 

 

 

[mikew]

On 3/26/2025 at 1:19 PM, EdDinIL said:

Interesting, but even if it was legal here, I'm not sure I'd want a firearm that's going to keyhole your shots by design.

It's the gesture that counts.

You have a one-in-12 chance of that keyhole looking like you've flipped the bird.