Another AOW question/ponderance

[repubconserv]

I am going off a lot of my assumptions here/ what I have seen on CGN

So a mossberg cruiser is now considered an AOW because it is not made to fire from the shoulder. So If it is an AOW, it would be registered as such, and min BBL wouldn't be an issue right? So one could go buy a cruiser AOW with an 18.5" barrel and 5 shot mag and then cut off the "excess" barrel to be flush with the end of the mag right?

[JagerTroop]

A Mossberg Cruiser is not yet an AOW. It is a title 1 firearm. Because it was never a shotgun (designed to fired from the shoulder) it can be made into an AOW. This modification must be made AFTER a form 1 or form 4 tax stamp is obtained.

[repubconserv]

Ah I see.

So I kind of get what a title 1 firearm is... I was under the impression from previous posts here though, that cruisers now could not be bought by persons under 21 (ie not a title 1 gun?)

[ke6guj]

Ah I see.

So I kind of get what a title 1 firearm is... I was under the impression from previous posts here though, that cruisers now could not be bought by persons under 21 (ie not a title 1 gun?)

you are correct, a person under 21 cannot buy a crusier. That is not because it isn't a title 1 gun, it is a title 1 gun. The reason is that federal law prohibits anyone under 21 from buying ANY firearm from a dealer, with 2 exemptions. Those exemptions are for rifles and shotguns, which can be bought by those 18 and older. A cruiser does not fit the federal definition of a shotgun (designed to be shoulder fired with a shoulder stock), so you have to be 21.

[repubconserv]

you are correct, a person under 21 cannot buy a crusier. That is not because it isn't a title 1 gun, it is a title 1 gun. The reason is that federal law prohibits anyone under 21 from buying ANY firearm from a dealer, with 2 exemptions. Those exemptions are for rifles and shotguns, which can be bought by those 18 and older. A cruiser does not fit the federal definition of a shotgun (designed to be shoulder fired with a shoulder stock), so you have to be 21.

Ok so because the barrel is still over 18" it is not considered AOW? So the Gov views it as a really damn big handgun?

[ke6guj]

Ok so because the barrel is still over 18" it is not considered AOW? So the Gov views it as a really damn big handgun?

no, because the overall length is over 26", it isn't considered a concealable firearm. Because it isn't a concealable firearm, it doesn't fall under the definition an AOW.

[repubconserv]

no, because the overall length is over 26", it isn't considered a concealable firearm. Because it isn't a concealable firearm, it doesn't fall under the definition an AOW.

That clears it up, thank you.