OSS Stinger - Legal Classification
I'm doing some research on WWII OSS/SOE militaria. I'm curious about the legality of ownership of a WWII OSS Stinger (.22 single-shot assassination weapon) if deactivated, meaning previously fired (they are not reloadable). I know the later MAC Stinger and similar penguns that fire from the fixed position are legally classified by ATF as AOW's, and the garbage sold all over the net by the same name which shoots from the folded position is a Class 1 firearm, just like any other pistol, but what about the OSS Stinger? If one were loaded, I understand it would be a AOW, but since they aren't reloable, wouldn't a non-loaded one be classified as a non-firearm, much like empty LAW tubes etc., which are freely sold as collectibles? I know ATF has the famed Liberator pistol and glove gun on their C&R list, but those can actually be reloaded and fired. I'm sure quite a few collectors would like to know...
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Here is my attempt to answer. I'm confident someone has a much more consise and definative answer, but this will get you started:
(7) any zip gun; and (8) any unconventional pistol. CA code ILLEGAL
1A firearm is defined as ...... except that it does not include a firearm in permanently inoperable condition. AZ LEGAL
I get this stuff from: http://www.nraila.org/GunLaws.asp?FormMode=state
I read more from a state of which I don't recall ... they had a description of guns not permitted which included "pen guns, devices did not look like guns, etc."
Even if it can't shoot, an LEO doesn't know that. Perhaps a letter from a Federal official or some historical data to accompany you when you show the OSS to whomever. A little backup can't hurt.0
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