Jim Sr
R.I.P.
Supreme Court Says Muzzleloaders are Legally Firearms
The ruling comes in an appeal by a convicted felon who says he thought he was allowed to own a black powder rifle.
Such rifles are excluded from the federal definition of firearms.
Title 26 of the 1968-GCA classifies any pre-1898 flintlock or percussion-cap as an antique, not a "firearm".Page 63 of 365
The ruling comes in an appeal by a convicted felon who says he thought he was allowed to own a black powder rifle.
Such rifles are excluded from the federal definition of firearms.
Title 26 of the 1968-GCA classifies any pre-1898 flintlock or percussion-cap as an antique, not a "firearm".Page 63 of 365
More activist judges legislating from the bench."The term "firearm" shall not include an antique firearm or any device (other than a machinegun or destructive device) which, although designed as a weapon, the Secretary finds by reason of the date of its manufacture, value, design, and other characteristics is primarily a collector's item and is not likely to be used as a weapon.