"Firearm" includes any handgun, rifle, shotgun, or other weapon which will or can be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive or electrical charge. (16-11-131)If it fires blanks it's still a firearm.
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"Firearm" includes any handgun, rifle, shotgun, or other weapon which will or can be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive or electrical charge. (16-11-131)If it fires blanks it's still a firearm.
It seems to have an open port by the rear sight that looks as if it vents gas. I believe the term is “top ejecting” vs “barrel ejections” or something when it comes to blank gunsA blank inside of a barrel that is welded up and not a GAS OPERATED firearm will likely EXPLODE. Just FYI. An m4 that has a blank adapter, cycles the action with the gas pressure that is relieved through the gas system. What kind of rifle are you turning into a blank only? A bolt action or lever action with go BOOM and not in a good way.
How do you come to that conclusion? GA law defines a firearm as a device that expels a projectile by means of an explosive.
There is no minimum age in GA for posessing a long gun that functions, let alone one that does not.
Remember the cops shot a kid in Detroit who was sitting on a park bench holding a BB gun.
To answer the original question, if the barrel is welded so that it cannot discharge a projectile, it is not a firearm.
Your kid, your rules but I don't see the point. If he is hassled at all about it. may decide to bag the whole thing. Just seems to me there are better options.
Only if it has a barrel. The OP said the barrel was welded shut. If that is the case, what is the projectile that is being expelled, and how?lol. What do you think blanks are? Don't they have primers? Yes. Don't they have gun powder? Yes. People are killed by blanks every year. It is, in fact, a firearm.
I do props work with the armory department occasionally. Blank barrels and rounds are dangerous also. You gotta treat those just like live stuff. Its still a contained explosion, but the barrel is plugged...Only if it has a barrel. The OP said the barrel was welded shut. If that is the case, what is the projectile that is being expelled, and how?