Yes, a 12 gauge shotgun is considered a firearm.
A shotgun is a firearm. A revolver is a firearm. A pistol is a firearm. A rifle is a firearm. If you want even more specific -- A Remington 1187 is a firearm (shotgun). A Smith and Wesson 686 is a firearm (revolver). A Sig Sauer P226 is a firearm (pistol). A Colt 6920 is a firearm (rifle).
When someone utilizes a firearm (pistol, rifle or shotgun) to kill themselves.
It is when you fire the rifle or shotgun, but the projectile fails to leave the barrel of the firearm.
Yes, a shotgun is considered a firearm even if totally dismantled because it still contains the essential components that define it as a firearm. Ownership and transportation may still be subject to firearm laws and regulations even in a dismantled state.
Legally, yes. A firearm is defined as the receiver (frame) Even when it has been taken apart, the receiver is still legally a firearm.
Yes, I believe there was such a firearm.
Overall, the .12 gauge shotgun is a substantially more powerful firearm.
18 for rifle or shotgun, 21 for handgun.
Rifles and shotguns are separate types of firearm. The Kentucky Long-Rifle was as its name implies a rifle, not a shotgun.
This for firearm saftey or somethin..... K the parts of a shotgun shell are the gunpowder primer casing and the bbs or slug
It's possible to make a shotgun from common steel plumbing parts. It takes four parts and can not be identified as a firearm when disassembled. So you can throw the parts to the four winds and nobody can charge you with possessing a firearm.