Is Olympic Arms ignorantly prompting customers to commit federal felonies?

[-JD-]

[ETA]: I just want to point out that I am specifically using "ignorantly" in an neutral/literal sense meaning simply "uninformed" on this specific issue. This can be a convoluted issue with lots of contradictory information floating around. I mean to cast no general aspersions on these folks.[/ETA]

I just got their latest email ad-letter and this is (partly) what was included:

The K22P

Sister to the K23P, this AR15 pistol is sure to turn jealous heads!



Having more options is always better. The K22P gives its owner lots of options!

Manufactured with a 6.5" 416 SS button rifled match-grade barrel this is a surprisingly accurate pistol. It is threaded with standard mil-spec 1/2x28 tpi threads and comes outfitted from the factory with a standard A2 flash suppressor.

First the obvious; this is a pistol, not a rifle or carbine. More than that, it is an AR15 pistol, fully interchangeable with all other standard AR15 upper receivers and parts. having been build on a standard AR15 lower receiver, the K22P can take other uppers such as the 6.5" barreled pistol caliber uppers (9mm, 40 S&W, 10mm, and 45 ACP). It can also house the OA93 (no recoil tube necessary) or the K23P upper with the short recoil tube out the back.

But more than that, as is allowed under federal law, this pistol, as with any pistol, can be legally converted into a rifle/carbine configuration (requires a minimum 16" barrel and buttstock assembly), and back into a pistol again, any time you like.

Whether you make any changes at all, or just shoot the K22P as is for all it's lifetime, you are in for a FUN, EXCITING, and INEXPENSIVE day at the range for everyone in the family.

MSRP: $895.70: Ships with ballistic nylon pistol assault case, and one 28 round Blackdog Magazine. Lifetime Warranty, 60 Day Satisfaction Guaranty -Proudly Manufactured in the USA.

Bold-red-underline mine.

I've been taught that this is a big time no-no. Once the stock goes on, no more pistol! It stays a rifle - forever (barring NFA paperwork and tax.) Attaching a sub-16" barrel means "making" an SBR.

Think the BATFE will give the customers a pass because "the manufacture said it was OK!"?