The only thing he is actually charged with is possession of a short barreled rifle. The prosecutor's documents do not even have photographs of the portion of the firearm that would establish whether it was configured as a "rifle" - it is perfectly legal under federal law to possess an AR style pistol with a naked buffer tube or a pistol brace, without a tax stamp.
In the one photograph they do have of this firearm, they intentionally crop it so that it is not possible to evaluate.
In the one photograph they do have of this firearm, they intentionally crop it so that it is not possible to evaluate.