Pen gun
A Pen gun is a firearm that resembles an ink pen. They generally are of small caliber and are single shot. Early examples of pen guns were pinfired, but modern designs are rim or centerfire. Some pen guns are not designed to fire regular cartridges, but rather blank cartridges, signal flares or tear gas cartridges.
In the United States, pen guns that can fire bullet or shot cartridges and do not require a reconfiguration to fire are federally regulated as an Any Other Weapon. They require registration under the National Firearms Act and a tax in the amount of five dollars is levied.
