National Firearms Act (NFA)
The National Firearms Act of 1934 (NFA) requires the registration, with the federal government, of fully-automatic firearms (termed “machineguns”), rifles and shotguns that have an overall length under 26 inches, rifles with a barrel under 16 inches, shotguns with a barrel under 18 inches, and firearm sound suppressors (termed “silencers”). The Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA) placed “destructive devices” (primarily explosives and the like, but also including firearms over .50 caliber, other than most shotguns) under the provisions of the NFA. In 1994, the Treasury Department placed revolving-cylinder shotguns and one semi-automatic shotgun under the NFA.
The GCA prohibited the importation of fully-automatic firearms for private purposes and a 1986 amendment to the Act prohibited the domestic manufacture of fully-automatics for private purposes. However, short-barreled rifles and shotguns have becoming increasingly popular for home defense and defensive-skills-based marksmanship training and competitions, and sound suppressors have become increasingly popular for marksmanship training and competitions, and for hunting.
Friday, December 2, 2016
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Saturday, June 11, 2016
Today, Governor Maggie Hassan signed House Bill 500 into law. House Bill 500, sponsored by Representative John Burt (R-39), would repeal ...
Friday, June 3, 2016
The Illinois General Assembly will have to return to Springfield for a summer session because it failed to ...
Friday, June 3, 2016
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Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Last night, the Illinois General Assembly adjourned at midnight before passing a critical piece of legislation.
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
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Saturday, May 28, 2016
On Sunday, May 29, a bill that would legalize firearm sound suppressors will be introduced and considered by ...
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Today, Governor Doug Ducey signed House Bill 2446 into law
Thursday, May 12, 2016
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Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Today, House Bill 500 passed its final concurrence vote in the House of Representatives. Additionally, Senate Bill 336 ...
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