Big gun, Short lived. Taurus 28 Gauge Revolver.
On Friday night Michael Bane told me that BATFE visited the Taurus booth at SHOT Show and declared that the 28 gauge revolver was in fact a SBS (Short Barreled Shotgun), not a handgun.
Taurus USA imports their pistols from the Taurus factory in Brazil. If they were imported the sample 28 gauge SBS and specified in the US Customs / BATFE paperwork that is was a pistol, they could be in trouble.
I contacted the Taurus PR but I have not yet received a reply.
UPDATE: According to Taurus PR this information is apparently not correct.
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Something seems wrong here with the govt's logic. Develop a round that looks like a .45 instead of a .410 shotgun shell that can either be a slug or birdshot (you can already buy a .22 round as birdshot), then it becomes a pistol. Again, something seems wrong withe the govt's logic.
The batfe needs to learn there own laws this would be an aow (any other weapon) not a sbs of course what should expect From a unconstitutional illegal unrestricted farce of a government agency? nothing but trash. No manufacture or american citizen should obey theatf's communist ways or obama's lies that scumbag ought be taken out of office by jforces if necessary.molon labe!!!