I don't see the word "16" barrel" anywhere on the OP's post.
The lower is the firearm.
Also, It was originally classified and sold as a rifle. Sorry folks, as far as the FED'S are concerned, it remains a rifle.
The fact that it was stripped doesn't change that.
FWIW, the Feds have everything to do with the transfer of firearms within the state of MA or any state.
You guys are too funny.
Disclaimer; I am not a lawyer and I don't play one on TV.
so;
Contact the ATF
Contact an Attorney
Contact the FRB.
You may do it any 'ole way you want and no one may ever say anything about it.
Didn't mean you were correct about the law.
Please, if you become a "Test Case", have the courtesy of posting the progress here.
You might need to stop posting. You are wrong on so many levels.
The federal government has no say in the intra state transfer of firearms between private individuals. That is purely subject to state law.
The federal government has NO idea what you bought, when you bought it, how it was configured, etc. That you have a rifle, bought a rifle, built a rifle, etc, no clue. none. zero. Unless it is an NFA item they know nothing. If you live in a state that uses the FBI for background checks (many dont and many dont require ANY background check if you have a CCW or other ID as they meet the Brady rules) then for 60 days they knew you were transferred a rifle, handgun or other. That is it. After that they know nothing. STOP MAKING SHIT UP.
The feds can trace a gun. That happens if it is used in a crime. They start with the manufacturer who points them to the distributor who points them to the dealer who says who they sold it to. After that they have to ask the person who bought it what happened. "I sold it to Joe, or maybe his name was Bob. We met at the local bar". Dead end. Nothing.
So break it apart and sell it in pieces. Dont sell the lower out of state as it requires an FFL.
I regularly deal in ATF traces (sell enough guns and statistically you will do them). They call and say "you got it on this day from this company. What is your disposition?" I then tell them. Sometimes it is not configured like they thought. I did not receive a pistol, I received a frame. They say "ok, disposition?" They dont care that it changed state, they just need to do the trace on the serialized portion.
This can result in oddities. I know a trace that was done where they asked for the disposition on a glock. The answer was "I have it in my hand, no disposition and its a frame, not a pistol". As you might know glock barrels and slides also have serial numbers. Someone broke the gun down and sold the pieces separately. The slide ended up on a P80 lower with no serial number so they traced the serial number which of course follows the frame (what FFLs deal in). Dead end.