· 6/27/1961
United States v. Stoy Decker and Robert Matthew Cox
Citations
- 292 F.2d 89
- 1961 U.S. App. LEXIS 4078
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- observing that a weapon constitutes a firearm under what is now 26 U.S.C. § 5845(e) (1976) only if it can discharge shot through the energy of an explosive; “a tear gas gun capable only of discharging tear gas would not be considered as a firearm”
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Judges: Martin, McALLISTER, Weick
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