In September 2004 the ban had expired, but Franchi had ended production in 2000 of the SPAS-12 to focus on the manufacturing of the Franchi SPAS-15 model. Following the United States Federal Assault Weapons Ban, imports of SPAS-12 shotguns were stopped into the United States. In 1990 Franchi renamed the shotgun to the Sporting Purpose Automatic Shotgun, this allowed continued sales to the United States as a limited-magazine-capacity, fixed-stock model until 1994.

The SPAS-12 was designed from the ground up as a rugged military shotgun and it was named the Special Purpose Automatic Shotgun. The appearance and intended purpose of the SPAS-12 initially led to its 'Military' designation as a Combat Shotgun. The SPAS-12 was sold to military and police users worldwide on the civilian market, and has been featured in many movies, TV shows and video games.

The SPAS-12 is a dual-mode shotgun, adjustable for semi-automatic or pump-action operation. Only five percent (about 1,850) of the estimated Franchi SPAS 12 shotguns manufactured were imported into the United States.

Production stopped fully in the year 2000 in favour of the newer, enhanced version, the SPAS-15, however, production of the SPAS-15 ceased in 2005, meaning there are currently no SPAS shotguns being produced. The Franchi SPAS-12 is a combat shotgun manufactured by Italian firearms company Franchi from 1979 to 2000. One of the most iconic shotguns in certian countries, this is a simple, semiauto/pump action shtogun, often used by police forces, uses 12 guage shells, like many other shottys Game: call of duty black ops 1 and 2(unused in 2), COD MW2 AND MW3 (regular and DS versions) COD black ops declassified, COD black ops 3( as drawing on the Respin Cycle gobble gum, along with the M1911)

Weapon type: semi auto/pump action 12 guage buckshot shotgun

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