The state is NOT saying the .22 is not a firearm. It is not saying the .22 is not a pistol. The state is saying that a .22 is not legal.
Just like a crossbow.
The state defines what is legal.
I agree....even though the state says it's illegal it's still a fiream. That is what I have been saying all along. Even though the state says it's illegal it's still a bow. The state cannot change the fact that a crossbow is a bow.
I agree when you say a state defines what is legal, but only when it applies to USE IN THEIR STATE but it cannot say what an object is. In this case it can't say a .22 pistol is not a firearm just like it can't say a crossbow is not a bow, but it can make both of them illegal to use in their state.
Do you understand now?