In article Jb0Hb.141848$8y1.422519@attbi_s52,
"John R Weiss" wrote:

That's why I tried to differentiate between a 18 1/2" (legal) and a
sawed-off (illegal) barrel. The OP mentioned "sawed-off," which
would normally be illegal in any case (don't know if they are legal
under Class III regs).

That's a funny thing...

It's generally illegal to cut a normal shotgun down to a short barrel
length, but it *is* legal to manufacture a short-barreled shotgun and
sell it as an "All Other Weapons" Class III firearm, with a $5 tax
stamp. There are some *very* neat little three-shot 12 gauge shotguns
with 9" barrels out there (with a folding handle on the slide to help
control the little monster). Based on the Mossberg action. I've seen
them go for as little as $250 used on some gun auction sites.

They don't have as much punch as a regular 12 gauge, but hey, if you
have a Class III license, it's practically an impulse buy... and a
*serious* short-range low collateral-damage weapon.

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