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By "Federal Law" yes you do Daylon.

You could buy a receiver and build one

yes by Federal Law it is a PISTOL be careful building one because if you get a 100% receiver and the FFL fills out the paperwork and lists the receiver as a long gun you wild be illegal to make a pistol out of it if he marks pistol on the form then you must be 21 to buy it. Now if you buy a 80% receiver and finish it it is not required to go through a FFL and can be built as either a rifle or a pistol