§ 17170
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As used in this part, “short-barreled rifle” means any of the following:
(a)A rifle having a barrel or barrels of less than 16 inches in length.
(b)A rifle with an overall length of less than 26 inches.
(c)Any weapon made from a rifle (whether by alteration, modification, or otherwise) if that weapon, as modified, has an overall length of less than 26 inches or a barrel or barrels of less than 16 inches in length.
(d)Any device that may be readily restored to fire a fixed cartridge which, when so restored, is a device defined in subdivisions
(a)to (c), inclusive.
(e)Any part, or combination of parts, designed and intended to convert a device into a device defined in subdivisions
(a)to (c), inclusive, or any combination of parts from which a device defined in subdivisions
(a)to (c), inclusive, may be readily assembled if those parts are in the possession or under the control of the same person.