### Question
How is the "machinegun" defined?


### Answer
The term **machinegun** is defined in *26 U.S.C. § 5845* as follows -

> any weapon which shoots, is designed to shoot, or can be readily restored to shoot, automatically more than one shot, without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger

#### Citation:
  - *26 U.S.C. § 5845*
  - Heading: **Subtitle E-Alcohol, Tobacco, and Certain Other Excise Taxes > CHAPTER 53-MACHINE GUNS, DESTRUCTIVE DEVICES, AND CERTAIN OTHER FIREARMS > Subchapter B-General Provisions and Exemptions > PART I-GENERAL PROVISIONS**

