Of course some states have their own interpretation which supercedes the BATF definition. Keith is definitely right as far as the Feds go...but for those of us in NY there's a whole other standard.

NY doesnt even have a notion of antique "long guns." The "antique" portion of the law pertains exclusively to handguns. As such, any long guns the BATF would otherwise consider antiques are NOT defined as such in The Peoples Republic of New York.

Such is life in a state where 70% of the population lives in 9% of the land area. We have more WMA, public and park land than any state East of the Mississippi River...and yet our laws are dictated by urbanites who live in one small corner.

- Nudge