A brace similar to a crutch design in which stabilizing metal bands surround the user’s arms. Such bands are used to replace a conventional buttstock to allow a user to fire a rifle with one hand rather than two; this is feasible for a drastically shortened rifles. Pistol braces are sometimes seen as loopholes for rifles that are shortened below the legal limit of 14 inches. Such weapons are classified as pistols while retaining the power of rifles.
