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Va. Model Jury Instr. Crim. No. 18.521
“Sawed-Off” Rifle—Definition
A “sawed-off” rifle is a rifle of any caliber, loaded or unloaded, which expels a projectile by
action of an explosion and is designed as a shoulder weapon with a barrel or barrels with length of
less than sixteen (16) inches, or which has been modified to an overall length of less than twenty-six (26) inches.
History
Virginia Model Jury Instructions – Criminal, Release 26, October 2025. The unannotated set, posted by the Supreme Court of Virginia at vacourts.gov; the book states that it is made available with the permission of the publisher, Matthew Bender & Company, Inc.
Provenance
- Source
- vacourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-11
- Edition
- crim-2025-10-01
- Content hash
120ae7e1845f5f6689d198af8f712067cbad1b321f8ddd59ef507d4e5521ebd1
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