With this gun being released at SHOT my interest in this issue has been rekindled. OK, ATF defines a "shotgun", among other things, as "designed to be fired from the shoulder". Not having a stock, a pistol grip only 12 gauge is not a shotgun, so it goes on the 4473 as "other" or "firearm" not "shotgun".
Trying to find Iowa's legal definition of shotgun made me wonder-in the offensive weapons category they say "other object that fires a projectile greater than 6/10 of an inch" is illegal. This is what seems a bit scary-
Since a PGO is not a shotgun, regardless of barrel length, does the part in red mean it's illegal in IA, and just waiting for someone in power to realize it? And if it does, would it mean the same gun in .410 is just fine? If PGO from the factory(never had a stock installed) it's still "not a shotgun" but the projectile is less than 6/10".