Stripped Lowers Post 7/1/2026

I’ve been trying to understand how Rhode Island’s AWB that took effect on 7/1/26 is being interpreted in practice.

I just got Surplus Provisions weekly sale email where they are advertising AR pistols and two different stripped AR lowers. I’m genuinely curious how this works under the new law. My understanding was that the intent of the law was to prohibit the sale of semiautomatic rifles, shotguns, and pistols with certain "features".

A few questions for anyone who’s familiar with the legal side of this:

• Are stripped AR-15 lowers still legal to transfer because they’re just receivers and not yet classified as a prohibited firearm?

• Is there guidance from the state or ATF that specifically addresses stripped lowers under Rhode Island’s new law?

• Do people think FFLs selling stripped lowers are on solid legal ground, or is this something that could end up being challenged or clarified by the state? I did read the pinned post and my interpretation was that the large majority of stores are not going to be selling ARPs or lowers so I'm assuming Surplus might be the last one you can buy these from.

Also, not to derail the conversation above but it kind of sucks that the lowers they are selling are "libtard/snowflake/triggered" edition. I get that the majority of gun shops are going to lean more towards the right, but RI is pretty solidly left (afaik) and it feels like they want to alienate customers such as myself. Obviously, I'll just not buy that specific one and continuing supporting 2A and everything, but just seems like it would be simpler to stock regular lower and appeal to all your customers ...