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<blockquote data-quote="HillsideDesolate" data-source="post: 3920764" data-attributes="member: 51737"><p>ATF shotgun definition</p><p></p><h3>What is a Shotgun? The ATF Definition</h3><p></p><p><strong>Defined Under Federal Laws: <a href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionUScode.action?collectionCode=USCODE&searchPath=Title+18%2FPart+I%2FCHAPTER+44&oldPath=Title+18%2FPART+I&isCollapsed=true&selectedYearFrom=2012&ycord=1738" target="_blank">18 U.S.C., § 921(A)(5)</a></strong> and <a href="http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&SID=d81236b8e3a4138ecb971a41fa7769bb&rgn=div5&view=text&node=27:3.0.1.2.3&idno=27#27:3.0.1.2.3.2.1.1" target="_blank"><strong>27 CFR § 478.11</strong></a></p><p></p><p>The term <strong>“Shotgun”</strong> means a weapon designed or redesigned, made or remade, and intended to be fired from the shoulder, and designed or redesigned and made or remade to use the energy of the explosive in a fixed shotgun shell to fire through a smooth bore either a number of ball shot or a single projectile for each single pull of the trigger.</p><p></p><p>This illustration below is from the ATF website. It shows the primary characteristics exhibited in the <strong>“Shotgun”</strong> category. Since shotgun configurations differ significantly, various models in this classification may exhibit any of the illustrated components in a revised configuration but not necessarily all components shown will be incorporated in any one given design.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qd42tYa0kj0/XizEjYc8JxI/AAAAAAAAfCE/viiydcEDuqwn8HmkMbiEsupfhiAeuHaqACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/gca-shotgun%2B%25281%2529.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qd42tYa0kj0/XizEjYc8JxI/AAAAAAAAfCE/viiydcEDuqwn8HmkMbiEsupfhiAeuHaqACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/gca-shotgun%2B%25281%2529.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p><strong>SHOTGUN CLASSIFICATIONS</strong></p><p><strong>Defined Under: 26 U.S.C. Chapter 53</strong></p><p></p><p>For the purposes of the National Firearms Act, the following definitions are used to define and verify the different types of firearms:</p><p></p><p><strong>§ 5845(d) — The term “Shotgun Unaltered” means:</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>A</strong> weapon designed or redesigned, made or remade, and intended to be fired from the shoulder, and designed or redesigned and made or remade to use the energy of the explosive in a fixed shotgun shell to fire through a smooth bore either a number of ball shot or a single projectile for each single pull of the trigger.</p><p><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hX2h14bRBmA/XizF17S1aOI/AAAAAAAAfCY/E4Kh7iSuXbgd4O-ZuUoeVt20y9p9GqDEgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/nfa-shotgun-unaltered.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hX2h14bRBmA/XizF17S1aOI/AAAAAAAAfCY/E4Kh7iSuXbgd4O-ZuUoeVt20y9p9GqDEgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/nfa-shotgun-unaltered.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p><strong>§ 5845(a)(1) — The term “Shotgun Altered” means:</strong></p><p></p><p>A shotgun having a barrel or barrels of less than 18 inches in length;</p><p></p><p><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2TrVC-Wmwko/XizFoe4aL-I/AAAAAAAAfCQ/3b9HIHrPtM4q7RUmO8VjDcM3eVUvoPRuQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/nfa-shotgun-shortened-barrel.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2TrVC-Wmwko/XizFoe4aL-I/AAAAAAAAfCQ/3b9HIHrPtM4q7RUmO8VjDcM3eVUvoPRuQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/nfa-shotgun-shortened-barrel.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p><strong>§ 5845(a)(2) — The term “Over All Length Altered Shotgun” means:</strong></p><p></p><p>A weapon made from a shotgun if such weapon as modified has an overall length of less than 26 inches or a barrel or barrels of less than 18 inches in length;</p><p></p><p><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bm48trGewtY/XizFcVGuXsI/AAAAAAAAfCM/AeIupusiVskMnHi2Mti_C_uguVX3dNwngCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/nfa-shotgun-shortened-overall.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bm48trGewtY/XizFcVGuXsI/AAAAAAAAfCM/AeIupusiVskMnHi2Mti_C_uguVX3dNwngCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/nfa-shotgun-shortened-overall.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HillsideDesolate, post: 3920764, member: 51737"] ATF shotgun definition [HEADING=2]What is a Shotgun? The ATF Definition[/HEADING] [B]Defined Under Federal Laws: [URL='http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionUScode.action?collectionCode=USCODE&searchPath=Title+18%2FPart+I%2FCHAPTER+44&oldPath=Title+18%2FPART+I&isCollapsed=true&selectedYearFrom=2012&ycord=1738']18 U.S.C., § 921(A)(5)[/URL][/B] and [URL='http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&SID=d81236b8e3a4138ecb971a41fa7769bb&rgn=div5&view=text&node=27:3.0.1.2.3&idno=27#27:3.0.1.2.3.2.1.1'][B]27 CFR § 478.11[/B][/URL] The term [B]“Shotgun”[/B] means a weapon designed or redesigned, made or remade, and intended to be fired from the shoulder, and designed or redesigned and made or remade to use the energy of the explosive in a fixed shotgun shell to fire through a smooth bore either a number of ball shot or a single projectile for each single pull of the trigger. This illustration below is from the ATF website. It shows the primary characteristics exhibited in the [B]“Shotgun”[/B] category. Since shotgun configurations differ significantly, various models in this classification may exhibit any of the illustrated components in a revised configuration but not necessarily all components shown will be incorporated in any one given design. [URL='https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qd42tYa0kj0/XizEjYc8JxI/AAAAAAAAfCE/viiydcEDuqwn8HmkMbiEsupfhiAeuHaqACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/gca-shotgun%2B%25281%2529.jpg'][IMG]https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qd42tYa0kj0/XizEjYc8JxI/AAAAAAAAfCE/viiydcEDuqwn8HmkMbiEsupfhiAeuHaqACLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/gca-shotgun%2B%25281%2529.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [B]SHOTGUN CLASSIFICATIONS Defined Under: 26 U.S.C. Chapter 53[/B] For the purposes of the National Firearms Act, the following definitions are used to define and verify the different types of firearms: [B]§ 5845(d) — The term “Shotgun Unaltered” means: A[/B] weapon designed or redesigned, made or remade, and intended to be fired from the shoulder, and designed or redesigned and made or remade to use the energy of the explosive in a fixed shotgun shell to fire through a smooth bore either a number of ball shot or a single projectile for each single pull of the trigger. [URL='https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hX2h14bRBmA/XizF17S1aOI/AAAAAAAAfCY/E4Kh7iSuXbgd4O-ZuUoeVt20y9p9GqDEgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/nfa-shotgun-unaltered.jpg'][IMG]https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hX2h14bRBmA/XizF17S1aOI/AAAAAAAAfCY/E4Kh7iSuXbgd4O-ZuUoeVt20y9p9GqDEgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/nfa-shotgun-unaltered.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [B]§ 5845(a)(1) — The term “Shotgun Altered” means:[/B] A shotgun having a barrel or barrels of less than 18 inches in length; [URL='https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2TrVC-Wmwko/XizFoe4aL-I/AAAAAAAAfCQ/3b9HIHrPtM4q7RUmO8VjDcM3eVUvoPRuQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/nfa-shotgun-shortened-barrel.jpg'][IMG]https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2TrVC-Wmwko/XizFoe4aL-I/AAAAAAAAfCQ/3b9HIHrPtM4q7RUmO8VjDcM3eVUvoPRuQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/nfa-shotgun-shortened-barrel.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [B]§ 5845(a)(2) — The term “Over All Length Altered Shotgun” means:[/B] A weapon made from a shotgun if such weapon as modified has an overall length of less than 26 inches or a barrel or barrels of less than 18 inches in length; [URL='https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bm48trGewtY/XizFcVGuXsI/AAAAAAAAfCM/AeIupusiVskMnHi2Mti_C_uguVX3dNwngCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/nfa-shotgun-shortened-overall.jpg'][IMG]https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bm48trGewtY/XizFcVGuXsI/AAAAAAAAfCM/AeIupusiVskMnHi2Mti_C_uguVX3dNwngCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/nfa-shotgun-shortened-overall.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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