9.32.010 Definitions.
For the purpose of this Chapter, the following terms shall apply:
A. "Dangerous weapon" means any device listed in subsections B through F of this Section.
B. "Destructive device" means any:
1. Explosive, incendiary or poison gas;
2. Bomb;
3. Grenade;
4. Rocket having a propellant charge of more than four ounces;
5. Missile having an explosive or incendiary charge of more than one-quarter ounce;
6. Mine;
7. Booby trap;
8. Molotov cocktail; or
9. Any similar device, other than firearms, the primary or common purpose of which is to explode and to be used as a weapon against any person or property; or
10. Any combination of parts either designed or intended for use in converting any device into a destructive device as defined above from which a destructive device may be readily assembled.
C. "Firearm" means any weapon or device from which a projectile may be fired by an explosive such as gunpowder.
D. "Firearm silencer" means any instrument, attachment, weapon or appliance for causing the firing of any gun, revolver, pistol or other firearm to be silent, or intended to lessen or muffle the noise of the firing of any gun, revolver, pistol, or other firearm.
E. "Sawed-off rifle" means any rifle with overall length of less than twenty-six inches and/or barrel length of less than sixteen inches.
F. "Sawed-off shotgun" means any shotgun with overall length of less than twenty-six inches and/or barrel length of less than eighteen inches.
G. "Shotgun" means a weapon with one or more barrels intended to be fired from the shoulder and to use the energy of the explosive in a fixed shotgun shell to fire through a smooth bore either a number of ball shot or a single projectile for each single pull of the trigger, as defined in RCW 9.41.010(5).
H. "Snapblade knife" means any knife having a blade which is or can be concealed in its handle and ejected therefrom by a mechanical or spring device. This definition shall not apply to fixed blade knives having blades which pivot on and fold into their respective handles and can be opened only manually.