![]() ![]() ![]() Now there is an important caveat that must be addressed. MUST NOT have a shoulder stock (a pistol brace is not designed to be shouldered, so if you don't want to run a bare buffer tube a pistol brace is acceptable) MUST have an Overall length GREATER than 26" (Which is the minimum requirement from the ATF to meet the definition of "any weapon or device capable of being concealed on the person" and not be considered an AOW) MUST have a Vertical foregrip (as that prevents it from being classified as a pistol at the federal level) Likewise, you can have a barrel that is shorter than 12" IF you pin AND weld a muzzle device to keep the barrel length over 12" (such as having a barrel length of 10.5", then pin+weld a QD muzzle brake that is 1.6" making the barrel length a legal 12.1") Shout-out to /u/burnourpants & /u/Evil_Jon for pointing this out as well. MUST have a barrel length of over 12" (12.5" minimum) EDIT: /u/starfox224 pointed out that while 12.5" is the most common barrel length available, being over 12" (12.000001") is legal. Seems confusing right? Well to lay it out more clearly an other must: And according to federal law it is not a pistol as it is not designed to be fired from one hand with the addition of a Vertical Foregrip, but not an AOW as long as the overall length is more that 26", as adding a vertical fore grip to a firearm with an overall length of LESS than 26" creates an AOW or Any Other Weapon (think briefcase guns or pen guns) which requires a $200 to create. Now, you may be asking what exactly is an "other"? Well according to Connecticut state law is not a pistol as it has a barrel length of over 12", and it is not a rifle or shotgun as not having a stock means it was not intended to be fired from the shoulder. Why create an "other" in the first place? Such term shall not include a pistol or a revolver having a rifled bore, or rifled bores, or weapons designed, made, or intended to be fired from the shoulder and not capable of firing fixed ammunition." ![]() #CT GUN LAWS NO THREADED BARREL MANUAL#44: FIREARMS as well as the National Firearms Act : 27 CFR § 479.11Ī pistol is defined as " A weapon originally designed, made, and intended to fire a projectile (bullet) from one or more barrels when held in one hand, and having (a) a chamber(s) as an integral part(s) of, or permanently aligned with, the bore(s) and (b) a short stock designed to be gripped by one hand and at an angle to and extending below the line of the bore(s)."Īn AOW (or Any Other Weapon) is 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, a pistol or revolver having a barrel with a smooth bore designed or redesigned to fire a fixed shotgun shell, weapons with combination shotgun and rifle barrels 12 inches or more, less than 18 inches in length, from which only a single discharge can be made from either barrel without manual reloading, and shall include any such weapon which may be readily restored to fire. "Ī rifle according to CGS § 53a-3 (16) " (16) “Rifle” means 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 metallic cartridge to fire only a single projectile through a rifled bore for each single pull of the trigger "Ī shotgun according to CGS § 53a-3 (17) " (17) “Shotgun” means 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 "Īccording to 18 USC Ch. The term “pistol” and the term “revolver”, as used in sections 29-28 to 29-38, inclusive, mean any firearm having a barrel less than twelve inches in length. State and Federal requirements to be defined as an "other"Īccording to both BASIC QUESTIONS ON FIREARMS IN CONNECTICUT as well as the WEAPONS BANNED AS ASSAULT WEAPONS the state of Connecticut has defined pistols, rifles, and shotguns as:Ī pistol according to CGS § 29-27 is defined as " “Pistol” and “revolver” defined. ![]()
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