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NOTE- the legal length for a shotgun barrel in the US is 18 inches, not 16- and some states may have their own mandates, none can however be more lax than the fed... you can legally own a sawed off shotgun in some US states by obtaining a federal tax stamp, requiring a background check and a fee- of course, you have to get the tax stamp first, or you WILL likely go to prison.....
cutting down the barrel will reduce the velocity of the shot, and effect the pattern, though how much can vary from weapon to weapon, and by different loads..... note that the velocity reduction is not nearly enough to effect a reduction in lethality, especially at the close ranges a shotgun is likely to see use at.... conceal ability is the main reason for owning a short barrel shotgun, and the fact that despite the lack of ammunition, in close they are simply devastating to anything not wearing body armor,,,,,,,
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