Wyoming § 6-8-403 Definitions

Wyoming Statutes

§ 6-8-403 — Definitions

Wyoming § 6-8-403

Title 06Crimes and Offenses

Ch. 8WEAPONS

Art. 4REGULATION BY STATE

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-8-403 (2026).

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(a)As used in this act:

(i)"Ammunition" means any projectile expelled by action of an explosive from a firearm but shall not include any projectile designed to pierce armor;

(ii)"Borders of Wyoming" means the boundaries of Wyoming as described in Section 2 of the Act of Admission of the state of Wyoming, 26 United States Statutes at Large, 222, chapter 664;

(iii)"Firearm" means any weapon which will or is designed to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive. "Firearm" shall not include any fully automatic weapon or any weapon designed to fire a rocket propelled grenade or any explosive projectile;

(iv)"Firearms accessories" means items that are used in conjunction with or mounted upon a firearm but are not essential to the basic function of a firearm, including, but not limite

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(a) As used in this act:
(i) "Ammunition" means any projectile expelled by
action of an explosive from a firearm but shall not include any
projectile designed to pierce armor;
(ii) "Borders of Wyoming" means the boundaries of
Wyoming as described in Section 2 of the Act of Admission of the
state of Wyoming, 26 United States Statutes at Large, 222,
chapter 664;
(iii) "Firearm" means any weapon which will or is
designed to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive.
"Firearm" shall not include any fully automatic weapon or any
weapon designed to fire a rocket propelled grenade or any
explosive projectile;
(iv) "Firearms accessories" means items that are used
in conjunction with or mounted upon a firearm but are not
essential to the basic function of a firearm, including, but not
limited to, telescopic or laser sights, magazines, folding or
aftermarket stocks and grips, speedloaders, ammunition carriers,
optics for target identification and lights for target
illumination;
(v) "Generic and insignificant parts" includes, but
is not limited to, springs, screws, nuts and pins;
(vi) "Manufactured" means that a firearm, a firearm
accessory or ammunition has been created from basic materials
for functional usefulness, including, but not limited to
forging, casting, machining, molding or other processes for
working materials;
(vii) "This act" means W.S. 6-8-402 through 6-8-406;
(viii) "Antique firearm" means:
(A) Any muzzleloading firearm with a matchlock,
flintlock, percussion cap, or similar type of ignition system
manufactured in or before 1898;
(B) Any replica of any firearm described in
subparagraph (A) if such replica is not designed or redesigned
for using rimfire or conventional centerfire fixed ammunition;
or
(C) Any muzzleloading rifle, muzzleloading
shotgun or muzzleloading pistol, which is designed to use black
powder, or a black powder substitute, and which cannot use fixed
ammunition. For purposes of this paragraph, the term "antique
firearm" shall not include any weapon that incorporates a
firearm frame or receiver, any firearm that is converted into a
muzzleloading weapon or any muzzleloading weapon that can be
readily converted to fire fixed ammunition by replacing the
barrel, bolt, breechblock, or any combination thereof.