Imagine going to federal prison because your rifle barrel measures 15.9 inches instead of 16 inches. Sound absurd? Welcome to the world of short-barreled rifle (SBR) and short-barreled shotgun (SBS) regulations, where a fraction of an inch determines whether you’re a law-abiding citizen or a potential felon facing up to ten years in prison and a $250,000 fine. The National Firearms Act of 1934 established these regulations, creating arbitrary barrel length restrictions that continue to baffle gun owners nearly a century later. A rifle must have a barrel length of at least 16 inches, and a shotgun must measure at…

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