Yes. There's a legal distinction between a firearm that is designed to be a certain thing or one that is manufactured. We would just take the plain meaning of “manufactured”, which is that it was made before 1898.
November 22nd, 2022 / 5:35 p.m.
Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice
Yes. There's a legal distinction between a firearm that is designed to be a certain thing or one that is manufactured. We would just take the plain meaning of “manufactured”, which is that it was made before 1898.
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