§21-1289.18.

§21-1289.18.
   
                                DEFINITIONS
                                      
   A. "Sawed-off shotgun" shall mean any firearm capable of discharging a
   series of projectiles of any material which may reasonably be expected
   to be able to cause lethal injury, with a barrel or barrels less than
   eighteen (18) inches in length, and using either gunpowder, gas or any
   means of rocket propulsion.
   
   B. "Sawed-off rifle" shall mean any rifle having a barrel or barrels
   of less than sixteen (16) inches in length or any weapon made from a
   rifle (whether by alteration, modification, or otherwise) if such a
   weapon as modified has an overall length of less than twenty-six (26)
   inches in length, including the stock portion.
   
   C. Every person who has in his possession or under his immediate
   control a sawed-off shotgun or a sawed-off rifle, whether concealed or
   not, shall upon conviction be guilty of a felony for the possession of
   such device, and shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed One
   Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or imprisonment in the State
   Penitentiary for a period not to exceed two (2) years, or both such
   fine and imprisonment.
   
   D. It is a defense to prosecution under this section, if the approved
   application form that authorized the making or transfer of the
   particular firearm to the defendant, which indicates the registration
   of the firearm to said defendant pursuant to the National Firearm's
   Act, is introduced.