13:1G-21.1 - Definitions - New Jersey Statutes

13:1G-21.1.  Definitions       1.   As used in this act:

    "Handgun" means a pistol, revolver or other firearm originally designed or manufactured to be fired by the use of a single hand. 

    "Rifle" means a firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder and using the energy of the explosive in a fixed metallic cartridge to fire a single projectile through a rifled bore for each single pull of the trigger. 

    "Shotgun" means a firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder and using the energy of the explosive in a fixed shotgun shell to fire through a smooth bore either a number of ball shots or a single projectile for each pull of the trigger, or any firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder which does not fire fixed ammunition. 

    "Skeet shooting" means shooting with a shotgun at a succession of clay pigeons sprung at different angles into the air from a trap. 

    "Trapshooting" means shooting with a shotgun at a clay pigeon sprung into the air from a trap. 

    L.1991,c.391,s.1.