Foregrip on an AR Pistol. New technicality?

[SGT AE Houk]

So what are the parameters of what constitutes an ANGLED foregrip, exactly, as it pertains to an AR pistol?

According to this link, ( https://imgur.com/a/BtvLGzQ ) the federal government doesn't strictly define what a vertical grip is, but the ATF finds that it's a grip that sits 1) forward of the magazine well, and 2) extends 90 degrees perpendicular to the bore.

With this being said, could you TECHNICALLY place a BCM Gunfighter grip on an AR pistol -regardless of OAL- since it extends at an angle that is CLEARLY not 90 degrees perpendicular to the bore?

No I'm not going to write the ATF for clarification, because **** the ATF. Just curious what your interpretations are.

 

[Dave0069]

What I've heard/read about the BCM is even though it's canted the name implies it's vertical. It's more of a grey area in regards to that.

 

[Red Squirrel 556]

The bcm is marketed and labeled on the box as a vertical grip, regardless of the 5⁰ angle. Therefore, thats what it is. I asked this specific question at a gun store.

 

[palmettomoon]

I still think you should write BATFE and ask for a eval on the topic.

 

[SGT AE Houk]

I still think you should write BATFE and ask for a eval on the topic.

Noooo. Thats how more rights are taken; better to ask for forgiveness than permission!

 

[palmettomoon]

Noooo. Thats how more rights are taken; better to ask for forgiveness than permission!

LOL, I was being facetious.

 

[SGT AE Houk]

My dude! lol. Hard to tell sometimes! I'm getting old.

 

[John Monroe]

I think you're concentrating on the wrong aspect. What makes a handgun a handgun is that is is "designed to be held and fired by the use of a single hand." 18 U.S.C. 922(a)(29)(A). If you add a fore grip at any angle, you are making it designed to be held and fired with two hands. What is the purpose of a fore grip if not for gripping with the non-shooting hand? Putting a gore grip on a handgun makes it an Any Other Weapon.

 

[Granite3]

The Magpul AFG is allowed on pistols.

https://blog.roninsgrips.com/atf-letter-stating-magpul-afg-legal-use-ar-pistols/

 

[letusbuyyourcar]

How bout a Mac style strap hanger?