"Destructive device"
Sec. 4. (a) "Destructive device" means:
(1) an explosive, incendiary, or overpressure device that is
configured as a:
(A) bomb;
(B) grenade;
(C) rocket with a propellant charge of more than four (4)
ounces;
(D) missile having an explosive or incendiary charge of
more than one-quarter (1/4) ounce;
(E) mine;
(F) Molotov cocktail; or
(G) device that is substantially similar to an item described
in clauses (A) through (F);
(2) a type of weapon that may be readily converted to expel a
projectile by the action of an explosive or other propellant
through a barrel that has a bore diameter of more than one-half
(1/2) inch; or
(3) a combination of parts designed or intended for use in the
conversion of a device into a destructive device.
(b) The term does not include the following:
(1) A pistol, rifle, shotgun, or weapon suitable for sporting or
personal safety purposes or ammunition.
(2) A device that is neither designed nor redesigned for use as
a weapon.
(3) A device that, although originally designed for use as a
weapon, is redesigned for use as a signaling, pyrotechnic, line
throwing, safety, or similar device.
(4) A surplus military ordnance sold, loaned, or given by
authority of the appropriate official of the United States
Department of Defense.
As added by P.L.123-2002, SEC.50.
Last modified: May 24, 2006