### Question
How is the term short-barreled shotgun defined?


### Answer
The term **short-barreled shotgun** is defined in *18 U.S.C. § 921* as the following:

> a shotgun having one or more barrels less than eighteen inches in length and any weapon made from a shotgun (whether by alteration, modification or otherwise) if such a weapon as modified has an overall length of less than twenty-six inches

#### Citation:
  - *18 U.S.C. § 921*
  - Heading: **PART I-CRIMES > CHAPTER 44-FIREARMS**

