AR barrel regs (MA)

[Roscoe]

Greetings,

Just to confirm, the mass regs :

The barrel total length must be 16”
The brake must not be removable

Anything else ?
Thanks,
-R

 

[boilermaker]

If the barrel is over 16" the brake being removable or not is irrelevant I thought?

 

[walter62]

pinned/non-adjustable stock

 

[Mesatchornug]

If the barrel is over 16" the brake being removable or not is irrelevant I thought?

Separate problems. If a rifle barrel is under 16" it becomes a SBR. Permanently affixing a long enough muzzle device fixes that.

But, for an AR, it still needs AWB compliance, and a removable muzzle device is one of the enumerated features.

Greetings,

Just to confirm, the mass regs :

The barrel total length must be 16”
The brake must not be removable

Anything else ?
Thanks,
-R

Barrel length on rifles is a federal regulation.

If you're building a semiauto rifle that accepts detachable magazines in MA, you're subject to the AWB features test. You get no more than one of the following:

1. folding or telescoping stock
2. pistol grip
3. bayonet mount
4. flash suppressor/threaded muzzle
5. grenade launcher

It's all well-hashed here:

MA Assault Weapons Ban "AWB" FAQ

Background: What is the MA AWB? The "Assault Weapons" ban in MA is almost a verbatim version of the Federal AWB that existed from 1994 - 2004. This is how it is currently encoded in MA law: http://www.malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXX/Chapter140/Section121 The "Assault...

www.northeastshooters.com

 

[Romokid]

Remeber when measuring barel length it is supposed to be on a closed bolt. Usually a cleaning rod or wooden dowel can help with that, although you would like to think that manufacturers selling barels marked 16" take that into consideration.

 

[PATRON]

Don't forget to remove that bayonet lug, god knows how many people have been killed by one.

 

[greencobra]

whaaat? there are regulations? i don't believe it.