Crime Bll as it applies to Pistols:
Note that the Federal Crime Bill expired on 9/14/2004 so for most of us the following laws no longer aplly!
Also Note that SOME STATES still need to live with state versions of this law!!!
Following is from
http://quarterbore.com/library/law/crimebill.html
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Semiautomatic assault weapon {in the context of a pistol}
(c) A semiautomatic pistol that has an ability to accept a detachable magazine and has at least 2 of--
(1) An ammunition magazine that attaches to the pistol outside of
the pistol grip,
(2) A threaded barrel capable of accepting a barrel extender, flash
suppressor, forward handgrip, or silencer,
(3) A shroud that is attached to, or partially or completely
encircles, the barrel and that permits the shooter to hold the firearm
with the nontrigger hand without being burned,
(4) A manufactured weight of 50 ounces or more when the pistol is
unloaded, and
(5) A semiautomatic version of an automatic firearm;
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Definition of Semiauto pistol:
Quote:
Semiautomatic pistol. Any repeating pistol which utilizes a portion
of the energy of a firing cartridge to extract the fired cartridge case
and chamber the next round, and which requires a separate pull of the
trigger to fire each cartridge.
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