Workin' towards 50?Big brother is coming......
Pursuant to Indiana Law, you could be prosecuted for up to 5 years for the commission of a felony after you welded the part on to the barrel. You will be violating:
IC 35-47-5-4.1
Sawed-off shotgun
Sec. 4.1. (a) A person who:
(1) manufactures;
(2) causes to be manufactured;
(3) imports into Indiana;
(4) keeps for sale;
(5) offers or exposes for sale; or
(6) gives, lends, or possesses;
any sawed-off shotgun commits dealing in a sawed-off shotgun, a Class D felony.
That statute of limitation for the commission of a felony was 5 years the last time I checked. So you would be in possession of a sawed off shotgun and prosecutable for 5 years.
IC 35-47-1-10
"Sawed-off shotgun"
Sec. 10. "Sawed-off shotgun" means:
(1) a shotgun having one (1) or more barrels less than eighteen (18) inches in length; and
(2) any weapon made from a shotgun (whether by alteration, modification, or otherwise) if the weapon as modified has an overall length of less than twenty-six (26) inches.
As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.32.
WTF are you even talking about? You have no clue, and I predict that your 38 posts are going to quickly decrease in number very soon.i don't believe this is legal because you are not licensed to perform this even though it is legal length theres some law about itsomewhere it's getting scary out there
I hadn't heard this, I'm skeptical, but I'll do my research before weighing in on it.HMMM just read on another forum that as of 2009 in the NFA handbook a pinned/welded accessory does not legally bring the barrel up to length..
You mean for shotgun, it is fine for rifles.HMMM just read on another forum that as of 2009 in the NFA handbook a pinned/welded accessory does not legally bring the barrel up to length..
Workin' towards 50?
the flash hider was thinking about seemed much wider than the barrel, and thus the only reason to use it would bring it from 15" to 18" in length.You mean for shotgun, it is fine for rifles.
A FH is a joke on a shotgun anyway. Go watch trap being shot at night, even under lights, you will see it is a fail.
How would he be in violation of that statute? He doesn't have a sawed off shotgun because the barrel would be longer than 18".
No. It isn't a sawed off shotgun until it is assembled. If he removes the barrel from the receiver to cut it down, it's just a barrel, and as long as the barrel isn't installed back on the receiver before he welds the extension on then he hasn't made a sawed off shotgun. Arguably, simply possessing both parts (receiver and shortened barrel) would constitute constructive possession, hence my suggestion to remove the receiver from the premises while the modifications to the barrel are being performed.He would first manufacture a sawed off shotgun by cutting the barrel which is illegal. Then he would be in possession of a sawed off shotgun which would be illegal. At some point, he would cease to be in possession of a sawed off a shotgun as long as the newly formed barrel meets NFA requirements. From the point that he ceases to be in possession of a sawed off shotgun, the State would have 5 years to prosecute him.
Just found it, that is incorrect. You can still pin and weld a device on to get it up to the min length.HMMM just read on another forum that as of 2009 in the NFA handbook a pinned/welded accessory does not legally bring the barrel up to length..
Permanent methods of
attachment include full-fusion gas or electric steel-seam welding, high-temperature (1100°F) silver
soldering, or blind pinning with the pin head welded over.
No. It isn't a sawed off shotgun until it is assembled. If he removes the barrel from the receiver to cut it down, it's just a barrel, and as long as the barrel isn't installed back on the receiver before he welds the extension on then he hasn't made a sawed off shotgun. Arguably, simply possessing both parts (receiver and shortened barrel) would constitute constructive possession, hence my suggestion to remove the receiver from the premises while the modifications to the barrel are being performed.