Destructive device

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Destructive device (in German: destructive or destructive device ) is a term from the legal system of the United States of America .

A destructive device is therefore a firearm or an explosive device , which is regulated in the USA by the National Firearms Act of 1934. Examples of destructive devices are hand grenades and firearms with a muzzle opening of more than half an inch (= 1.27 cm) including some semi-automatic shotguns, regardless of their caliber.

While current federal laws do not generally prohibit a destructive device, some states have categorically prohibited its delivery to civilians. In countries where civilians are generally banned from using them, only law enforcement agencies and military personnel are allowed to have such devices.

All firearms and other destructive devices falling under the National Firearms Act must be registered with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives , which closely monitors their use, transport and storage.

Owning a destructive device is taxable. The definition of "destructive device" is set out in Title 26, Subtitle E, Chapter 53, Part I, Section 5845 of the Internal Revenue Code as follows:

(1) Any explosive or incendiary device or poison gas in (A) a bomb , (B) a grenade or (C) a rocket with a propellant charge of more than four ounces (= 113.4 g), a (D) rocket with an explosive charge of more than 1/4 ounce (= 7.09 g), (E) a mine or (F) a comparable device.
(2) Any weapon, by whatever name, or any mechanism easily convertible to expel a projectile by the action of explosives or other propellants from a barrel bore more than half an inch in diameter , with the exception of a shotgun, which is widely recognized and particularly suitable for athletic purposes and
(3) Any combination of parts, designed or suitable to be converted into a device as described in Sections (1) or (2).

The term destructive device does not include devices that have not been designed or converted as a weapon and not devices that were originally intended for use as a weapon but were converted into a signal pistol , pyrotechnic launcher or similar device. Also excludes ammunition sold with the permission of the United States Secretary of the Army under the provisions of Section 4684 (2), 4685, or 4686 of Title 10 of the United States Code, as well as non-weapon and ancient devices or weapons that can only be used for sporting purposes.

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