Overall Length Laws? > New York

Posted: 12/7/2009 3:50:15 PM EDT

Is there a law in NY for the minimum overall length of a rifle or shotgun? Thanks.

Posted: 12/7/2009 4:04:29 PM EDT

[#1]

26"

Posted: 12/7/2009 4:12:34 PM EDT

[#2]

16" minimum rifle barrel length

18" minimum shotgun barrel length

Posted: 12/7/2009 4:56:48 PM EDT

[#3]

Yeah I know about the barrel length requirements. I'd like to know if there is a law about the overall length of the whole gun. I have a double barrel shotgun and if I cut the barrels down to 18 inches, the gun would be very small. It would look like a nfa short barrel shotgun or "sawed-off". Just wondering if it would be legal.

Posted: 12/7/2009 5:10:31 PM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
Yeah I know about the barrel length requirements. I'd like to know if there is a law about the overall length of the whole gun. I have a double barrel shotgun and if I cut the barrels down to 18 inches, the gun would be very small. It would look like a nfa short barrel shotgun or "sawed-off". Just wondering if it would be legal.

Like I said above 26"

Posted: 12/7/2009 5:26:36 PM EDT

[#5]

Its that measured with the stock extended or retracted?

Posted: 12/7/2009 5:30:43 PM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:
Its that measured with the stock extended or retracted?

Keyword there is "minimum" so I would assume it would be retracted.

Posted: 12/7/2009 5:39:09 PM EDT

[#7]

Thanks Rich. It's a federal law which explains why I couldn't find anything mentioned under NY laws.

Posted: 12/7/2009 6:03:02 PM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:

Thanks Rich. It's a federal law which explains why I couldn't find anything mentioned under NY laws.

First to be on the safe side don't cut your shotgun barrels to less than 18.5". Second it is both federal AND NYS law.

 NY Penal Law                             

 ARTICLE 265
                  FIREARMS AND OTHER DANGEROUS WEAPONS

S 265.00 Definitions.
  As used in this article and in article four hundred, the following
terms shall mean and include:

..................

3. "Firearm" means (a) any pistol or revolver; or (b) a shotgun having
one or more barrels less than eighteen inches in length; or (c) a rifle
having one or more barrels less than sixteen inches in length; or (d)
any weapon made from a shotgun or rifle whether by alteration,
modification, or otherwise if such weapon as altered, modified, or
otherwise has an overall length of less than twenty-six inches; or (e)
an assault weapon. For the purpose of this subdivision the length of the
barrel on a shotgun or rifle shall be determined by measuring the
distance between the muzzle and the face of the bolt, breech, or
breechlock when closed and when the shotgun or rifle is cocked; the
overall length of a weapon made from a shotgun or rifle is the distance
between the extreme ends of the weapon measured along a line parallel to
the center line of the bore. Firearm does not include an antique
firearm.

Posted: 12/7/2009 6:04:10 PM EDT

[#9]

Quoted:

Yeah I know about the barrel length requirements. I'd like to know if there is a law about the overall length of the whole gun. I have a double barrel shotgun and if I cut the barrels down to 18 inches, the gun would be very small. It would look like a nfa short barrel shotgun or "sawed-off". Just wondering if it would be legal.

Answered by Rich in post #2.

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