Are air, (PCP), rifles & pistols considered firearms here?

[Air Wolf]

Anyone know?

[danb]

No

[toppkatt]

Not to the best of my knowledge, however, check local ordinances they vary from location to location; but, state wise, not like New Jersey where they are regulated just like a firearm.

[lowoncash]

Originally Posted by toppkatt

Not to the best of my knowledge, however, check local ordinances they vary from location to location; but not like New Jersey where they are regulated just like a firearm.

This.
Check local regs. Charles county for one has specific laws for pellet and BB rifles and pistols regarding transport and discharge.

[Shamr0ck]

From my experience, they aren’t considered ‘firearms’ from a purchasing point of view. My daughter competes using an air rifle and I’ve always been able to have them sent directly to the house (no FFL needed).

We are usually driving across state lines to competitions so we follow FOPA with both the air rifle and her .22 as I don’t want to deal with an under informed LEO on why the air rifle isn’t considered a ‘firearm’.


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[babalou]

Originally Posted by Shamr0ck

From my experience, they aren’t considered ‘firearms’ from a purchasing point of view. My daughter competes using an air rifle and I’ve always been able to have them sent directly to the house (no FFL needed).

We are usually driving across state lines to competitions so we follow FOPA with both the air rifle and her .22 as I don’t want to deal with an under informed LEO on why the air rifle isn’t considered a ‘firearm’.


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Especially ones that look like the real thing

[Occam]

Not sure about elsewhere, but here in that last bastion of liberty on the east coast, Montgomery County, they consider discharging a pellet gun (any airgun, in fact) to be NO DIFFERENT from discharging a traditional firearm. So, plinking cans or punching paper in your back yard with a BB gun is the same as using a .50 BMG.

[Alan3413]

Originally Posted by Occam

Not sure about elsewhere, but here in that last bastion of liberty on the east coast, Montgomery County, they consider discharging a pellet gun (any airgun, in fact) to be NO DIFFERENT from discharging a traditional firearm. So, plinking cans or punching paper in your back yard with a BB gun is the same as using a .50 BMG.

If you read the regs in detail, even after slingshot counts as a firearm.