File:  JICI-E - Gun-Free Schools Act

(Definition of "Firearm")

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

1.  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;

2.  the frame or receiver of any weapon described above;

3.  any firearm muffler or firearm silencer; or

4.  any destructive device.

Section 921 of Title18, 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 subparagraph 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.

Adopted March, 2010