dogtown tom
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Let me help YOU out.......its not in the US Code. Its in the Code of Federal regulationsDMF
Under federal law, a derringer IS a pistol.
OK then, please post the citation from the US Code that makes your statement true.
I'll help you out with your quest for the citation:*https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text
A pistol, a revolver, and a derringer, are all "handguns" as defined in 18USC921. However, the US Code does not define handguns further by giving separate definitions of pistol, revolver, or derringer. Therefore federal law does not define a derringer as a pistol, but merely defines it as a handgun.
Title 27 Part 478.11
http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=70394195a3edf623eba7ce77a1bddff1&node=27:3.0.1.2.3&rgn=div5#se27.3.478_111