[redfreedom]

I’ve never understood banning sawed off shot guns. Musta been the “assault rifle” of that era.

[marktwain]

It was the sensationalist reporting of the newspapers of the time, somewhat like the switchblade ban from the 50’s.

Sawed off shotguns were a substitute for handguns. There were handgun “controls” in a number of States, mainly California and the Northeast, just where we see the most restrictions today.

[smokingfrog]

My theory is that the moonshiners and bootleggers liked to use them and they were a feared weapon by the revenuers.

[JimRed]

I’ve never understood banning sawed off shot guns. Musta been the “assault rifle” of that era.

Concealable.