Texasgrillchef
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As I read federal and various state laws on the definitions of handgun, rifles and shotguns i am left scratching my head.
Some things are more then obvious but others are not and almost always leaves someone asking the question of what a particular gun it is classified as.
Examples of this include the Mossberg Shockwave. Obviously a shotgun but classified as a AOW (Any other weapon).
Mossberg also has the Compact Cruiser also classified as a AOW but its also. NFA weapon with its 14” or 12” barrels.
Yet Perdasoli has a gun classified as pistol, non NFA that is effectively very similar to Mossberg’s Compact Cruiser in that it has 12” double barrel 20 gauge with a pistol grip.
I cant remember who exactly but someone also makes something similar to the Perdasoli and fires 45 colt with a pistol grip and a 12” double barrel.
You also have various versions of the “Mares Leg” guns both in a shotgun formation or bullet formation. Most all with various forms of pistol grips and barrels from 12”-14”
So if i were to design a gun (im not) but if i were, what would make it a pistol, or shotgun, or rifle, or AOW, or nfa item of a short barreled rifle/shotgun?
Thanks
Some things are more then obvious but others are not and almost always leaves someone asking the question of what a particular gun it is classified as.
Examples of this include the Mossberg Shockwave. Obviously a shotgun but classified as a AOW (Any other weapon).
Mossberg also has the Compact Cruiser also classified as a AOW but its also. NFA weapon with its 14” or 12” barrels.
Yet Perdasoli has a gun classified as pistol, non NFA that is effectively very similar to Mossberg’s Compact Cruiser in that it has 12” double barrel 20 gauge with a pistol grip.
I cant remember who exactly but someone also makes something similar to the Perdasoli and fires 45 colt with a pistol grip and a 12” double barrel.
You also have various versions of the “Mares Leg” guns both in a shotgun formation or bullet formation. Most all with various forms of pistol grips and barrels from 12”-14”
So if i were to design a gun (im not) but if i were, what would make it a pistol, or shotgun, or rifle, or AOW, or nfa item of a short barreled rifle/shotgun?
Thanks