Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 82.djvu/1257

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PUBLIC LAW 90-618-OCT. 22, 1968

" (B) any type of weapon (other than a shotgun or a shotgxm shell which the Secretary 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; and " (C) any combination of parts either designed or intended for use in converting any device into any destructive device described in subparagraph (A) or (B) and from which a destructive device may be readily assembled. The term 'destructive device" shall not include any device which is neither designed nor redesigned for use as a weapon; any device, although originally designed for use as a weapon, which is redesigned for use as a signaling, pyrotechnic, line throwing, safety, or similar device; surplus ordnance sold, loaned, or given by the Secretary of the Army pursuant to the provisions of section 4684(2), 4685, or 4686 of title 10; or any other device which the Secretary of the Treasury finds is not likely to be used as a weapon, is an antique, or is a rifle which the owner intends to use solely for sporting purposes. "(5) The term ' s h o t ^ n ' means a weapon designed or redesigned, made or remade, and intended to l>e 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. " (6) The term 'short-barreled shotgun' means a shotgam having one or more barrels less than eighteen inches in length and any weapon made from a shotgun (whetner by alteration, modification, or otherwise) if such weapon as modified has an overall length of less than twenty-six inches. " (7) The term 'rifle' means a weapon designed or redesigned, made or remade, and intended to be fired from the shoulder and d e s i r e d or redesigned and made or remade to use the energy of the explosive in a fixed metallic cartridge to fire only a single projectile through a rifled bore for each single pull of the trigger. "(8) The term 'short-barreled rifle' means a rifle having one or more barrels less than sixteen inches in l e n ^ h 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. "(9) The tenn 'importer' means any person engaged in the business of importing or bringing firearms or ammunition into the United States for purposes of sale or distribution; and the term 'licensed importer' means any such person licensed under the provisions of this chapter. "(10) The term 'manufacturer' means any person engaged in the manufacture of firearms or ammunition for purposes of sale or dis-

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