"Shotguns" as used in the Oklahoma Firearms Act of 1971, Sections
1289.1[21-1289.1] through 1289.17[21-1289.17] of this title, shall mean any firearm capable of discharging a series of projectiles of any material which may reasonably be expected to be able to cause lethal injury, with a barrel or barrels more than eighteen (18) inches in length, and using either gunpowder, gas or any means of rocket propulsion, but not to include any weapon so designed with a barrel less than eighteen (18) inches in length. In addition, any "shotgun" capable of firing single projectiles but primarily designed to fire multiple projectiles such as "shot" will be regarded as a "shotgun".
Is there a mention of rifled or smooth bores?TITLE 21 § 1290.2 DEFINITIONS
A. As used in the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act:
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3.B. The definition of pistol for purposes of the Oklahoma Self Defense Act shall not apply to homemade or imitation
Pistol means any derringer, revolver or semiautomatic firearm which:
a. has an overall length of less than sixteen (16) inches,
b. is capable of discharging a projectile composed of any material which may reasonably be expected
to be able to cause lethal injury,
c. is designed to be held and fired by the use of a single hand, and
d. uses either gunpowder, gas or any means of rocket propulsion to discharge the projectile.
pistols, flare guns, underwater fishing guns or blank pistols.
Is there a mention of a shotgun even being designed to be 'fired from the shoulder'?
For what it's worth, the Georgia Code defines a long-gun as:
I can only guess how many hundreds of 16" barreled AR's, AK's, FN's and whatever other carbines are transferred by GA FFL's on a daily basis without any arrests by the state.(4) "Long gun" means a firearm with a barrel length of at least 18 inches and overall length of at least 26 inches designed or made and intended to be fired from the shoulder and designed or made to use the energy of the explosive in a fixed:
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