Shotgun
Shotgun in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of shotgun.
Resources
See Also
- Law Enforcement Officer
- Police
- Law Enforcement Agency
Further Reading
- shotgun in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
- shotgun in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
- A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis
A weapon designed, made, and intended to be fired from the shoulder, and designed and made to use the energy of the explosive in a fixed shotgun shell to fire through a smooth bore either a number of ball shot or a single projectile for each pull of the trigger. Unsafe handgun ( Saturday night special or junk gun ): A handgun with a barrel length under 4 inches that is easily concealable and not effective for sporting or self-defense purposes due to its poor quality of construction, inaccuracy, and lack of essential safety features.
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