In the state of Mississippi, is owning a sawed-off gun or rifle illegal and why, if it is?

Answer 1

OK, everyone has only given you partial answers so let me fill you in on the federal law. You ARE allowed under federal law to own a shotgun with a barrel of less than 18" and a rifle w/a barrel of less than 16" if you buy it from the factory that way and have paid $200 for a tax stamp and done the paper work. Some pistol grip shotguns w/a short barrel qualify as a AOW (Any Other Weapon) and incur a small $5.00 tax stamp

If you already own the weapon you want to cut the barrel down or replace the barrel with a factory shortened barrel you will have to file a BATFE Form 1 "Application to manufacture a NFA firearm". It is also $200 tax stamp and requires the normal paperwork.

At that point you can either cut/replace the barrel yourself or send it to a Class II manufacturer and have the work done.

*note* If you send it to a Class II manufacturer unless you plan on staying with you weapon while it is being worked on you will need to file a BATFE Form 4 since you weapon is classified as a NFA firearm after you have been approved on Form 1*

By the way I have no clue what your state laws are if I have enough time I will update my post here, otherwise check with your local law enforcement agency.

Answer 2

short barrel rifles and Shotgun are tightly regulated by technique of the BATF. anyhow, Texas is what we call a type III pleasant state. So right here in Texas you are able to legally personal a type III firearm yet you should first note for a Tax Stamp which calls for a BATF back floor verify. This procedure takes about 4-6 months...faster in case you've already got Tax Stamp. Now a pretend inoperable gun is yet another tale. i'm not certain about the criteria in this section out aspect the gun can't in any respect be made to shoot.

Answer 3

Federal law states that a shotgun barrel must be at least 18" in length and a rifle barrel must be at least 16" in length and there is also a required length to the stock but I can't recall exactly what that is.

The "why" is because a sawed off rifle or shotgun is far more powerful than your typical pistol and they don't want that type of weapon being easily concealed.

Answer 4

Not quite sure about Mississippi, but under federal law it's not strictly illegal. You must purchase a $200.00 tax stamp and register the weapon with the BATF before cutting down the barrel below 18" for a shotgun or 16" for a rifle (or overall length less than 26" for either).

Answer 5

Depends on the Length of the barrel, but the rifle should be legal, again depending on the length of the barrel. I believe the federal guidelines for a long rifle is the barrel can't be under 16 inches otherwise it's considered a pistol which requires another permit. A pistol permit requirements are much more stringent because it's easier to conceal

Answer 6

Hi Kay. The law is a federal law, not necessarily a state law. It falls under "weapons of mass destructon" and is enforced by the ATF (Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms). The law requires all long guns (rifles/shotguns) to be at least 26" in overall length and with a barrel of at least 18" in length. Hope this helps.

Answer 7

In any state owning a "sawed off", gun is illegal. Any modifications to any firearm that was not made in the factory, is illegal. There might be accessories you could buy to place on your firearm, grips, stock, barrels, but something you have to do yourself, like sawing off a barrel, is illegal. You can also check with your local ATF office for more infor, on what you can and can't do????

Answer 8

in most states it is illegal to own a sawed off gun because of safety issues. when you decrease the length of the gun barrell you risk explosions and backfires. also when a weapon is sawed off it decreases the trajectory of the bullet and can change the way the gun fires making it harder to control. it is also more dangerous. The bullets fired from a sawed off gun will have different patterns and make them harder to trace as well.

Answer 9

Depends on the length you saw it off to. It's a Federal law not just for Ole Miss. Its for every State.

Answer 10

Not only a state offense but federal also