What state was that in?
North Carolina
North Carolina General Statute § 14-288.8 provides that it is unlawful for any person
to manufacture, assemble, possess, store, transport, sell, offer to sell, purchase, offer to
purchase, deliver, give to another, or acquire any weapon of mass death and destruction.
A weapon of mass death and destruction includes:
bombs of all sorts;
grenades;
rockets having a propellant charge of more than four (4) ounces;
a missile having an explosive or incendiary charge of more than one-quarter (1/4) ounce;
mines;
any type of weapon (other than a shotgun or a shotgun shell of a type particularly suitable for sporting purposes) which will expel a projectile using an explosive, or other propellant, and which has a barrel with a bore of more than one-half (1/2) inch in diameter;
any firearm capable of fully automatic fire;
any shotgun with a barrel length less than eighteen (18) inches or an overall length of less than twenty-six (26) inches;
a rifle with a barrel length of less than sixteen (16) inches or an overall length of less than twenty-six (26) inches;
any muffler or silencer for any firearm, whether or not such firearm is included within this definition; and
any combination of parts either designed or intended for use in converting a device into any weapon described above, and from which a weapon of mass death and destruction may readily be assembled.