New Jersey Statutes Title 13. Conservation and Development Parks and Reservations 13 § 1G-21.1

As used in this act:

“Handgun” means a pistol, revolver or other firearm originally designed or manufactured to be fired by the use of a single hand.

“Rifle” means a firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder and using the energy of the explosive in a fixed metallic cartridge to fire a single projectile through a rifled bore for each single pull of the trigger.

“Shotgun” means a firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder and using the energy of the explosive in a fixed shotgun shell to fire through a smooth bore either a number of ball shots or a single projectile for each pull of the trigger, or any firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder which does not fire fixed ammunition.

“Skeet shooting” means shooting with a shotgun at a succession of clay pigeons sprung at different angles into the air from a trap.

“Trapshooting” means shooting with a shotgun at a clay pigeon sprung into the air from a trap.