Semi-automatic shotguns with two or more of the following:
Folding or telescoping stock
Pistol grip
Fixed capacity of more than 5 rounds
Detachable magazine
And my assertion remains that this statement is incorrect. The 'list' of non-sporting arms that once existed was replaced with the criteria that I quoted above (although I only quoted the shotgun section, and ignored the rifle criteria). That's the wording in the law. And that wording declared 922(r) to be an issue only when two or more 'evil features' are present.No shotgun will be approved for importation with a mag capacity of more than 5 rounds.
Semi-automatic shotguns with two or more of the following:
(1) Folding, telescoping, or collapsible stocks;
(2) bayonet lugs;
(3) flash suppressors;
(4) magazines over 5 rounds, or a drum magazine;
(5) grenade-launcher mounts;
(6) integrated rail systems (other than on top of the receiver or barrel);
(7) light enhancing devices;
(8) excessive weight (greater than 10 pounds for 12 gauge or smaller);
(9) excessive bulk (greater than 3 inches in width and/or greater than 4 inches in depth);
(10) forward pistol grips or other protruding parts designed or used for gripping the shotgun with the shooter’s extended hand.
Understood, but 922(r) today stipulates nothing more than a generic 'sporting purposes' test supported by 925(d)(3). The actual sporting purposes definition is NOT provided anywhere in the CFR or in the USC. However, the test provided in CFR 478.11 for semiauto assault weapons is the test that I have seen commonly referenced. That test is as I posted above:From the 2005 Federal Firearms Law handbook provided by the ATF to all dealers and importers:
If there is something that demonstrates a more definitive test in current use, that would be great to see.(d) A semiautomatic shotgun that has at least 2 of—
(1) A folding or telescoping stock,
(2) A pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon,
(3) A fixed magazine capacity in excess of 5 rounds, and
(4) An ability to accept a detachable magazine.