### Question
How is the "automatically" as it modifies "shoots, is designed to shoot, or can be readily restored to shoot," defined?


### Answer
The term **automatically" as it modifies "shoots, is designed to shoot, or can be readily restored to shoot,** is defined in *27 CFR § 447.11* as follows -

> functioning as the result of a self-acting or self-regulating mechanism that allows the firing of multiple rounds through a single function of the trigger

#### Citation:
  - *27 CFR § 447.11*
  - Heading: **PART 447—IMPORTATION OF ARMS, AMMUNITION AND IMPLEMENTS OF WAR > Subpart B—Definitions > CHAPTER II—BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE**

