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I thought .410 was a caliber and not a gauge so was not considered a shotgun. Am I wrong I have a snakecharmer that is shorter than 18 inches and a smoothbore.
As I understand it, the issue on the Taurus Judge, S&W Governor & also the .410 derringers is that the barrel (at least 1/2") is rifled, that makes it a handgun, as a shotgun has a smooth bore (as long as it isn't a rifled barrel) heh heh
Interpretation, It is all about interpretation when it comes to the law including manufacturing firearms. The first was designed to be, while the latter was altered to be. Not just interpretation of mechanics but interpreting and twisting vernacular. Like the Judge; Pump AR would be another example. that's why some laws read on forever in usually fruitless effort to define the narrow but a few clever fellows have found another path towards the same goal. Unseemly how it leaves us weekend tinkerers out of the game.I find it ironic that sawing the barrel shorter than 18" on a .410 shotgun could land me in jail and instantly vaporize a lot of my future rights. Meanwhile, I can carry a Taurus Judge in my pocket anywhere my CHL allows.
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I have a rental home, a few years back the renters were evicted and left everything they didn't want in the home. While cleaning out all the junk I found a 20 gauge single shot shotgun that was cut down way short. I called the local PD and told them I found a firearm in my rental home, it took awhile before an officer showed up and when he did he took the shotgun, my information and the former renter's information. Before I made the call I did consider just disassembling the shotgun and tossing it in the trash but reconsidered no idea what the firearm had been used for and instead of having that in the back of my mind thought it was best the person who left it behind explain it. No idea if the police followed through or just scrapped the shotgun, either way not on my mind.