Legal Issues
In the United States, firearms with a rifled barrel and a bore diameter greater than 0.5 inches (12.7 mm) are generally considered to be destructive devices under the National Firearms Act, and therefore heavily regulated, while smaller weapons are not. The exception to this is shotguns with rifled barrels for firing shotgun slugs, such as the Paradox gun.
Read more about this topic: Smoothbore
Famous quotes containing the words legal and/or issues:
“The disfranchisement of a single legal elector by fraud or intimidation is a crime too grave to be regarded lightly.”
—Benjamin Harrison (1833–1901)
“To make life more bearable and pleasant for everybody, choose the issues that are significant enough to fight over, and ignore or use distraction for those you can let slide that day. Picking your battles will eliminate a number of conflicts, and yet will still leave you feeling in control.”
—Lawrence Balter (20th century)