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Beiruty wrote:what do you mean $5 Federal paper work? If this is a Pistol, so you can't carry if this a short barrel shotgun ( It should have a stock), it is illegal to carry or even own unless your have the federal stamp.

Beiruty wrote:For Federal Purposes, the above pictured is a SBR (Shotguns included too). I have a deep feeling that a Prosecutor in TX can claim the above pictured firearms as pistol. I see a lot of SIG 556 with no butt and very short barrels are referred to as Pistol to avoid the SBR and it is restrictions. with the Feds.

See here, being sold a Handgun:


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Tex. Penal Code §46.01(5) wrote:"Handgun" means any firearm that is designed, made, or adapted to be fired with one hand.

Beiruty wrote:For Federal Purposes, the above pictured is a SBR (Shotguns included too). I have a deep feeling that a Prosecutor in TX can claim the above pictured firearms as pistol. I see a lot of SIG 556 with no butt and very short barrels are referred to as Pistol to avoid the SBR and it is restrictions. with the Feds.

See here, being sold a Handgun:


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denwego wrote:

mmestx wrote:So, where would I be able to get clarification concearning the state definition of a glock that is registered as an SBR?

Short-barrled rifles/shotguns are still considered rifles and shotguns under state law, just a particularly restricted type. Vasquez v. State (1982) stated that a rifle whose barrel was shortened and stock completely removed didn't become a pistol, quoting "the definition referred to the design of the weapon, not to its present state after modification." That's supplemented by Ford v. State (1994), which said “the mere fact that a weapon may be defined as a handgun does not disqualify it from also being a short- barrel firearm. A weapon under twenty-six inches in length adapted from a shotgun makes it a short-barrel firearm regardless of whether it can be fired with one hand.”

Both of those cases refer to weapons which started off as long guns and were shortened, but I tend to believe that it would go the other way as well regarding handguns turned into SBRs. Those two cases would offer some strong precedent that a Glock turned into a SBR would still be considered a handgun based on its "original design," as well as also being a SBR which is regulated by §46.05. Thoughts?

srothstein wrote:well, since you asked RPB, I guess I will comment.

First I wanted to say I don't advise this because anyone who does this is really on the cutting edge of the law. And people on the cutting edge usually end up bleeding.

I agree with most of the comments on the signs pictured. The Serbu Shorty is not a handgun as I understand the definition and the weapon. Not having a shoulder stock makes this fairly questionable and I would point to the old Steve McQueen tv show as the reason why.

But if we assume that the shorty is not a handgun, you can carry them anywhere that a rifle is not banned. This includes ignoring 46.02 totally and they can be carried concealed or openly. Signs for 30.06 do not apply, and neither does 51% signs. The blue TABC signs do not apply since, as noted, they require a violation of 46.02 before they become effective. A 30.05 sign banning concealed guns means you could legally carry the shorty open and ignore the sign. A 30.05 sign banning any guns would stop you from carrying there.

Basically, the shorty would be considered the same as an M-1 Garand under the law. I think we all understand where we can carry a rifle legally, and where it would cause problems even if legal. If the firearm is not a handgun under the law, then consider it the same as the M-1 for carrying purposes, just easier to physically conceal.

RPB wrote:designed, made, or adapted to be fired with one hand.
isn't "can be operated with 1-hand"
like I can open ANY knife with 1-hand (I only have one hand)
But hmmmm
smooth-bore, shot-pistol" within the AOW catagory; therefore, it would fall under the same applicable "no handgun" rules as any other pistol.
I got conflicting answers elsewhere
but ...

... Well okie dokie then ... I need a Carbine holster

cbr600 wrote:

RPB wrote:It's a 2-handed operation to work the action / pump anyway.

Similar to the Rossi Ranch Hand pistol, in that regard.
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