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A firearm is defined in the Title 18 USC §921, Definitions as follows:
A. any weapon (including a starter gun) which will or is designed to or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive
B. the frame or receiver of any such weapon
C. any firearm muffler or firearm silencer
D. any destructive device. Such term does not include an antique firearm.
Destructive Device
The term "destructive device" used in part (D) of the definition of "firearm" means
A. Any explosive, incendiary, or poison gas-
i. bomb
ii. grenade
iii. rocket having a propellant charge of more than four ounces
iv. missile having an explosive or incendiary charge of more than one quarter ounce
v. mine
vi. device similar to any of the devices described above
B. any type of weapon (other than a shotgun or a shotgun shell which the Attorney General finds is generally recognized as particularly suitable for sporting purposes) by whatever name known which will, or which may be readily converted to, expel a projectile by the action of an explosive or other propellant, and which has any barrel with a bore of more than one-half inch in diameter
C. any combination of parts either designed or intended for use in converting any device into any destructive device described in A. or B. and from which a destructive device may be readily assembled.
Shotgun
A shotgun is either a shotgun or a "short-barreled shotgun"
A. The term "shotgun" 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 an explosive to fire through a smooth bore either a number of ball shot or a single projectile for each single pull of the trigger.
B. The term "short-barreled shotgun" means a shotgun having one or more barrels less than eighteen inches in length and any weapon made from a shotgun (whether by alteration, modification or otherwise) if such a weapon as modified has an overall length of less than twenty-six inches.
Rifle
A rife is either a rifle or a "short-barreled rifle"
A. The term "rifle" 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 an explosive to fire only a single projectile through a rifled bore for each single pull of the trigger.
B. The term "short-barreled rifle" means a rifle having one or more barrels less than sixteen inches in length and any weapon made from a rifle (whether by alteration, modification, or otherwise) if such weapon, as modified, has an overall length of less than twenty-six inches.
Handgun
A handgun is a firearm that can be used with one hand.
