The rifled barrel is what makes it legal.What makes all of the (Judge like) .410 revolvers legal and short barrel pistol grip pumps illegal?
Another thing is the bore is less than .5", that is what got the 28 ga. in trouble. Short barreled shottys aren't illegal, you just need a tax stamp to own one. One of the advantages of using a 410 is that there is no tax stamp required for purchase, unlike a 28, 20, or 12 gauge.
IC 35-47-1-10
"Sawed-off shotgun"
Sec. 10. "Sawed-off shotgun" means:
(1) a shotgun having one (1) or more barrels less than eighteen (18) inches in length; and
(2) any weapon made from a shotgun (whether by alteration, modification, or otherwise) if the weapon as modified has an overall length of less than twenty-six (26) inches.
IC 35-47-5-4.1
Sawed-off shotgun
Sec. 4.1. (a) A person who:
(1) manufactures;
(2) causes to be manufactured;
(3) imports into Indiana;
(4) keeps for sale;
(5) offers or exposes for sale; or
(6) gives, lends, or possesses;
any sawed-off shotgun commits dealing in a sawed-off shotgun, a Class D felony.
(b) The presence of a weapon referred to in subsection (a) in a motor vehicle (as defined under IC 9-13-2-105(a)) except for school buses and a vehicle operated in the transportation of passengers by a common carrier (as defined in IC 8-2.1-17-4) creates an inference that the weapon is in the possession of the persons occupying the motor vehicle. However, the inference does not apply to all the persons occupying the motor vehicle if the weapon is found upon, or under the control of, one (1) of the occupants. In addition, the inference does not apply to a duly licensed driver of a motor vehicle for hire who finds the weapon in the licensed driver's motor vehicle in the proper pursuit of the licensed driver's trade.
(c) This section does not apply to a law enforcement officer who is acting in the course of the officer's official duties or to a person who manufactures or imports for sale or sells a sawed-off shotgun to a law enforcement agency.
Just a note: Short-barreled shotguns are legal by federal law, with tax stamp. They are not, however, legal for anyone but government and SOTs to own in Indiana.
Note as well that there is nothing in that definition to address caliber or gauge, so I don't think a .410 shotty is any more or less legal than a 12g, with or without tax stamps. JMHO.
Blessings,
Bill
I've seen shotguns that don't have stocks but have the 18.5" barrels for sale at various places....what exactly are these classified as?
For example the Mossberg JIC models
I've seen shotguns that don't have stocks but have the 18.5" barrels for sale at various places....what exactly are these classified as?
For example the Mossberg JIC models
I've seen shotguns that don't have stocks but have the 18.5" barrels for sale at various places....what exactly are these classified as?
For example the Mossberg JIC models
In this state a pistol, there is case law on it.
So can we legally own one? I've never been a shotgun fan, but having one couldn't hurt.
ETA: I mean we as in Indiana
So can you take a Judge long gun ( I can't think what they are called) and SBR it?
You are talking about a circuit judge.
Thats is a great question...im not sure if it is a rifle or a shotgun...if I were a betting man, i would imagine that you could. With the stamp, and as long as you NEVER loaded a .410 shell into it.
its designation has nothing to do with the type of shell it fires. if the barrel is rifled, it can be SBRd.