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Figure 15: Short barrel rifle.
• Short Barrel Rifle/Shotgun (SBR/SBS) to be fired from the shoulder, and
– A short barrel rifle or shotgun is a fire- designed or redesigned and made or
arm with a barrel length or AOL shorter remade to use the energy of the ex-
than the regulated limit, which is 16” and plosive in a fixed shotgun shell to fire
26” for rifles and 18” and 26” for shot- through a smooth bore either a num-
guns. The NFA defines SBRs and SBSs ber of ball shot or a single projectile
in the following 26 U.S.C., § 5485(a): for each single pull of the trigger.
› § 5845(c) — The term “Rifle” means › § 5845(a)(1) — The term “Firearm”
a weapon designed or redesigned, means a shotgun having a barrel or
made or remade, and intended to be barrels of less than 18” in length;
fired from the shoulder, and designed
› § 5845(a)(2) — The term “Firearm”
or redesigned and made or remade to
means a weapon made from a shotgun
use the energy of the explosive in a
if such weapon as modified has an
fixed metallic cartridge to fire only a
overall length of less than 26” or a bar-
single projectile through a rifled bore
rel or barrels of less than 18” in length;
for each single pull of the trigger.
› § 5845(a)(3) — The term “Firearm” Short barrel rifles and shotguns are not con-
trolled by the 1986 FOPA regulations, which
means a rifle having a barrel or barrels
makes them more abundant than machine guns.
of less than 16" in length;
In fact, current production SBRs and SBSs
› § 5845(a)(4) — The term “Firearm” are transferrable to civilians through a Form 4
means a weapon made from a rifle if transfer and $200 transfer fee. SBRs and SBSs
such weapon as modified has an over- can also be legally manufactured by any civilian
all length of less than 26" or a barrel who is able to own firearms. Attaching a butt-
or barrels of less than 16" in length; stock to a pistol converts it into an SBR and
26 U.S.C. Chapter 53. requires the same paperwork and fees. Before
the item can be made, an ATF Form 1 must
› § 5845(d) — The term “Shotgun”
be filed and approved and the $200 transfer fee
means a weapon designed or rede-
must be paid.
signed, made or remade, and intended
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