Title II weapons

Title II weapons is a legal term defined by U.S. Federal Law describing firearms and similar devices or components which are heavily regulated by the U.S. Government.This definition includes 6 categories: Machine guns, short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, destructive devices, silencers, and 'Any Other Weapons' (commonly referred to as "AOW"s)The definition of a Title II weapon is important in the context of the National Firearms Act.----

Category Definitions

Machine Guns

Machine Guns are defined as "gun that can fire more than one shot witha single pull of the trigger...". In addition to this definition, Title II also defines any part of a machine gun that may be readily assembled into a machine gun, primarily the receiver, as a machine gun itself.

hort-Barreled Rifles

Short-Barreled Rifles are defined as rifles which have a barrel length less than 16" [http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/usr/wbardwel/public/nfalist/nfa_faq.txt FAQ ON NATIONAL FIREARMS ACT WEAPONS] , or an overall length of less than 26". This term also refers to any firearm made from a rifle of the aforementioned proportions.

hort-Barreled Shotguns

Short-Barreled Shotguns are defined as shotguns which have a barrel length less than 16", or an overall length of less than 26". As with short-barreled rifles, this term refers to any firearm made from a shotgun as defined.

Destructive Devices

Destructive Devices have two sub-categories: "Conventional" devices such as bombs, explosives, incendiaries, etc., and other devices, which are firearms with a bore exceeding half of an inch.

ilencers

Also called 'mufflers' and, more accurately, 'sound suppressors', these are defined as "any device for silencing, muffling, or diminishing the report of a portable firearm". This definition also includes any parts that are intended to be readily assembled into such a device.

Any Other Weapons

AOWs are an obscure and sometimes debated category. Under U.S. law, they are defined as "...any weapon or device capable of being concealed on the person from which a shot can be discharged through the energy of an explosive...". This umbrella definition includes all improvised firearms.

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