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I'm still reading it in the Statute that krdt posted as...keep the AR pistol less than 26" long, but with a barrel length below 16" (15.9"). Such as a Thompson Contender with a 15" barrel, with an overall length less than 26"...
I always thought that's why Thompson made clear labeling on their advertised barrels that were shorter than 16", and made sure they had a big PISTOL label on them. All of Thompson's barrels labeled PISTOL have a max length in the area of 14-15"
But the wording that worries me is..."Pistol" includes a weapon designed to be fired by the use of a single hand
So no cheek weld with the KAK blade, with one hand on the pistol grip and the other hand on the hand guard?
So only a one hand firing grip is allowed in MN?
Thanks for posting the links krdt!
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The federal law has the same definition of a pistol, i.e. "designed to be fired by one hand". It doesn't mean you necessarily
have to fire it one handed, just that was the intended "design". So, I wouldn't worry about that one. Otherwise, pretty much every law enforcement agency in America is breaking federal law by firing their handguns with two hands, lol.
On the overall length issue, the law to me reads that a pistol is either: a firearm that has an OAL of less than 26", OR, a firearm with less than a 16" barrel (in the case of a rifle). Notice the wording is "or", not "and". Meaning it can either be less than 26" OAL with any length barrel (>16"), or any OAL with a barrel less than 16". If it said less than 26" OAL
and a barrel less than 16", that would be a different story.