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• § 478.11 Meaning of terms.

  Pistol. A weapon originally designed, made, and intended to fire a projectile (bullet) from one or more barrels when held in one hand, and having (a) a chamber(s) as an integral part(s) of, or permanently aligned with, the bore(s); and (b) a short stock designed to be gripped by one hand and at an angle to and extending below the line of the bore(s).

• § 478.126a Reporting multiple sales or other disposition of pistols and revolvers.

  A licensee sells a pistol and revolver in a single transaction to an unlicensed person. This is a multiple sale and must be reported not later than the close of business on the date of the transaction.

• § 478.114 Importation by members of the U.S. Armed Forces.

  (B) The type (e.g., rifle, shotgun, pistol, revolver and, in the case of ammunition only, ball, wadcutter, shot, etc.);

• § 478.113 Importation by other licensees.

  (B) The type (e.g., rifle, shotgun, pistol, revolver and, in the case of ammunition only, ball, wadcutter, shot, etc.);

• § 478.113a Importation of firearm barrels by nonlicensees.

  (B) The type (e.g., rifle, shotgun, pistol, revolver);

• § 478.112 Importation by a licensed importer.

  (B) The type (e.g., rifle, shotgun, pistol, revolver and, in the case of ammunition only, ball, wadcutter, shot, etc.);

• § 478.39 Assembly of semiautomatic rifles or shotguns.

  (16) Pistol grips