Alabama § 13A-11-62 Definitions

Alabama Statutes

§ 13A-11-62 — Definitions

Alabama·Title 13A Criminal Code·Ch. 11 Offenses Against Public Order and Safety·Art. 3 Offenses Relating to Firearms and Weapons·Div. 1A Rifles and Shotguns

For purposes of this division, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1)FIREARM. As defined under Section 13A-8-1.

(2)RIFLE. Any weapon designed or redesigned, made or remade, and intended to be fired from the shoulder and designed or redesigned and made or remade to use the energy of the explosive in a fixed metallic cartridge to fire only a single projectile through a rifled bore for each pull of the trigger.

(3)SHORT-BARRELED RIFLE. A rifle having one or more barrels less than 16 inches in length and any weapon made from a rifle (whether by alteration, modification, or otherwise) if such weapon, as modified, has an overall length of less than 26 inches.

(4)SHORT-BARRELED SHOTGUN. A shotgun having one or more barrels le

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For purposes of this division, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) FIREARM. As defined under Section 13A-8-1.
(2) RIFLE. Any weapon designed or redesigned, made or remade, and intended to be fired from the shoulder and designed or redesigned and made or remade to use the energy of the explosive in a fixed metallic cartridge to fire only a single projectile through a rifled bore for each pull of the trigger.
(3) SHORT-BARRELED RIFLE. A rifle having one or more barrels less than 16 inches in length and any weapon made from a rifle (whether by alteration, modification, or otherwise) if such weapon, as modified, has an overall length of less than 26 inches.
(4) SHORT-BARRELED SHOTGUN. A shotgun having one or more barrels less than 18 inches in length and any weapon made from a shotgun (whether by alteration, modification, or otherwise) if such weapon as modified has an overall length of less than 26 inches.
(5) SHOTGUN. A weapon designed or redesigned, made or remade, and intended to be fired from the shoulder and designed or redesigned and made or remade to use the energy of the explosive in a fixed shotgun shell to fire through a smooth bore either a number of ball shot or a single projectile for each single pull of the trigger.

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