What is a Short Barreled Shotgun?
Traditionally, a shotgun has to have a barrel longer than 18 inches. Any shorter and it is considered to be a short barreled shotgun (SBS), or Any Other Weapon (AOW). In either case, they fall under the purview of the National Firearms Act (NFA) and are title 2 weapons. Civilian ownership of a title 2 weapon requires registration, a tax stamp, a bit of paperwork, and a (long) wait to be approved.
What do you mean Firearm?
I keep saying firearm as if it is its own classification of gun. In a way it is, but it’s …
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