Pistol Grip = Permit Required?

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Tatsumi67

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Minnesota has a weird law regaurding "military style rifles".

If I put a stock set with a pistol grip onto a rifle which before did not have a pistol grip does that mean I have to get a permit to actually use it?
 
Ehhh, I seriously doubt it... Minnesota is pretty libby, but they aren't that bad...

I use to have a pistol grip on my shotgun... Can't aim with it, and it hurts to shoot, but other than that, it was B.A. :cool:

I think as long as the barrel is 18 1/2 inches and the overall length is at least 26 1/2 inches, your legal! (overall length = barrel, receiver & stock)
 
As a rule pistol-grip only shotguns are treated as handguns under the law... since part of the definition of a shotgun is that it fires from the shoulder...
 
In CA if your rifle/shotgun has a M-16 type pistol grip as opposed to the standard 870 shotgun pistol grip on the stock it is an assault weapon and banned. Unless you registersd it before a certain date as an assault weapon.
 
As a rule pistol-grip only shotguns are treated as handguns under the law... since part of the definition of a shotgun is that it fires from the shoulder...
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According to what state and where in what law does it say that?
 
P.G. Shotguns

If a shotgun has a pistol grip installed on it, the ATF considers it a handgun and a dealer may only sell it to someone over 21. If it has a full stock, it may be sold to those 18 and up. RKBA is right, they consider it a handgun since the definition is indeed that it be fired from the shoulder. Now, I can sell the shotgun with stock to an 18 year old, sell him a pistol grip, and lend him the wrench to change it and that is legal. Dumb, but legal. I have a copy of the letter from the Man, but I don't think it's on this computer. Look in 18 USC 921 (a)(5) for the definition. As for your state law, I honestly can't say.

Found it:
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode18/usc_sec_18_00000921----000-.html
 
armsmaster270
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Join Date: 2008-11-25
Location: California
Posts: 276 In CA if your rifle/shotgun has a M-16 type pistol grip as opposed to the standard 870 shotgun pistol grip on the stock it is an assault weapon and banned. Unless you registersd it before a certain date as an assault weapon.
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i know shotguns can legally have pistol grips in ca., but didn't realize it was because of design. how is M-16 grip different than 870 shot gun pistol grip and if the "870" was moded to fit other stocks would it be legal in ca.?

i understand rimfire rifles are exempt... or not included... in the assult classification?
 
pistol grip shotgun

If a shotgun has a pistol grip installed on it, the ATF considers it a handgun and a dealer may only sell it to someone over 21.


now if the ATF consider a pistol gripped shotgun a handgun. can a shotgun with a pistol grip technically be short barrelled with out it being a NFA weapon. like a rifle with just a pistol grip and not a buttstock?
 
Pistol Grip AOW

If I understand it right, if you take a shotgun that was manufactured PG only and has never had a stock on it and shorten it, it is an AOW. Still $200 on a form 1 to do it, or $5 to transfer it. If you do the exact same modification to a shotgun with a stock, it is an SBS and subject to $200 tax stamp either way.

Dumb.
 
STRAIGHTSHOOTER

The M-16 pistol grip basicaly sticks straight down from the stock as opposed to the standard 870 pistol grip which is gently curved and an intigral part of the stock and does not stick down. It's stupid but its the law.
 
now if the ATF consider a pistol gripped shotgun a handgun. can a shotgun with a pistol grip technically be short barrelled with out it being a NFA weapon. like a rifle with just a pistol grip and not a buttstock?
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To avoid confusion, ATF does NOT consider a PG only shotgun to be a handgun. ATF considers it to be a "Title I firearm." This is the same category as handguns, rifles, shotguns, etc. What ATF does is NOT consider a PG only shotgun to be is a "shotgun".

A "shotgun" by definition is designed to be fired from the shoulder. Obviously a PG only shotgun cannot be fired from the shoulder. According to the federal laws, a person under 21 may only buy a "rifle" or a "shotgun" from a federally licensed dealer. ATF decided that since a PG only shotgun isn't a "shotgun", one must be over 21 to purchase it from a FFL.
 
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