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Posted: 10/10/2006 8:02:11 AM EDT
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In section 5845 of the us code, the section which defines a firearm subject to the NFA it states: For the purpose of this chapter— (a) Firearm The term “firearm” means (3) a rifle having a barrel or barrels of less than 16 inches in length; My question is: Is a rifle stock from the factory not subject to any overall minimum length limit and just subject to the 16" minimum barrel limit? Thanks ETA: Definition of rifle in the NFA: (c) Rifle 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 the explosive in a fixed cartridge to fire only a single projectile through a rifled bore for each single pull of the trigger, and shall include any such weapon which may be readily restored to fire a fixed cartridge. |
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26" OAL for a rifle. Also you are quoting the definition of a Title II firearm (SBR) not a title one firearm. In section 5845 of the us code, the section which defines a firearm subject to the NFA it states: For the purpose of this chapter— (a) Firearm The term “firearm” means (3) a rifle having a barrel or barrels of less than 16 inches in length; |
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Right but in the NFA (and actually the GCA) it only mentions the 26" overall length limit with respect to firearms MODIFIED from a rifle. (4) a weapon made from a rifle if such weapon as modified has an overall length of less than 26 inches or a barrel or barrels of less than 16 inches in length; I am only talking about these provisions in respect to the NFA (not the GCA). |
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