File:  JICI-E - Gun-Free Schools Act

NOTE: This exhibit does not need to be filed in the Board's policy manual. It is provided as informational only and if applicable, may be kept by the district in another location.

(Definition of "Firearm")

Section 921 of Title 18, U.S.C. defines "firearm" as:

a) any weapon (including a starter gun) which will or is designed to or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive;

b) the frame or receiver of any weapon described above;

c) any firearm muffler or firearm silencer; or

d) any destructive device.

Section 921 of Title 18, U.S.C. defines "destructive device" as:

a) any explosive, incendiary, or poison gas:

1) bomb;

2) grenade;

3) rocket having a propellant charge of more than four ounces;

4) missile having an explosive or incendiary charge of more than one-quarter ounce;

5) mine; or

6) device similar to the devices described in paragraphs 1-5 of this sub-paragraph a.

b)  any type of weapon which will, or which may be readily converted to, expel a projectile by the action of an explosive or other propellant, and which has any barrel with a bore of more than one-half inch in diameter; and

c) any combination or parts either designed or intended for use in converting any device into any destructive device described in sub-paragraphs a and b and from which a destructive device may be readily assembled.

(Issue date)

COLORADO SAMPLE EXHIBIT 2010