Can a Short Barreled Shotgun be made with a Mossberg Shockwave?
MA Law defines a shotgun as
''Shotgun'', a weapon having a smooth bore with a barrel length equal to or greater than 18 inches with an overall length equal to or greater than 26 inches, and capable of discharging a shot or bullet for each pull of the trigger.
A shockwave does not meet this definition.
MA Law restricts defines a sawed off shotgun (illegal) with
''Sawed-off shotgun'', any weapon made from a shotgun, whether by alteration, modification or otherwise, if such weapon as modified has one or more barrels less than 18 inches in length or as modified has an overall length of less than 26 inches.
Assembling an SBS with a shockwave would be assembling a SBS with a non shotgun. As the SBS is being assembled by a non shotgun it is not covered by the sawed off shotgun rule.
Am I wrong in the view that this is an entirely above board way to assemble an SBS? I guess the big thing would be how the dealer selling the shockwave FA10s it?
MA Law defines a shotgun as
''Shotgun'', a weapon having a smooth bore with a barrel length equal to or greater than 18 inches with an overall length equal to or greater than 26 inches, and capable of discharging a shot or bullet for each pull of the trigger.
A shockwave does not meet this definition.
MA Law restricts defines a sawed off shotgun (illegal) with
''Sawed-off shotgun'', any weapon made from a shotgun, whether by alteration, modification or otherwise, if such weapon as modified has one or more barrels less than 18 inches in length or as modified has an overall length of less than 26 inches.
Assembling an SBS with a shockwave would be assembling a SBS with a non shotgun. As the SBS is being assembled by a non shotgun it is not covered by the sawed off shotgun rule.
Am I wrong in the view that this is an entirely above board way to assemble an SBS? I guess the big thing would be how the dealer selling the shockwave FA10s it?