[TexasGator]

“Under the Gun Control Act, the issue seems simple: they are pistols. “

Not that simple. A pistol is defined as ‘being designed to be fired with one hand.

[ctdonath2]

“designed to be fired with one hand”

...which is basically quantified as no stock AND barrel under 18” or overall length under 26”. As such, I had a 14” PGO Mossberg registered in NY as a pistol (startled the County Clerk, calmed with “it’s a collector’s item”).

[Charles Martel]

Not that simple. A pistol is defined as ‘being designed to be fired with one hand.

Well, they are manufactured with no buttstocks and pistol-length barrels, so the "one hand" capability seems to be dependant on the shooter. IIRC, there may be a requirement that the barrel be rifled in order to define it as a pistol.

[PapaBear3625]

Not that simple. A pistol is defined as ‘being designed to be fired with one hand.

A Taurus Judge fires a .410 shotgun shell.

Taurus was set up to produce the 28-gauge Raging Judge, but ran into BATF hassles over importation.