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.
Saturday, February 28, 2015
House Bill 1488, introduced on February 26 by state Representative Tim Lemons (R-43), would require the chief law ...
Thursday, February 26, 2015
On Tuesday, the South Dakota House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed House Bill 1205 by a 67 to 1 ...
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Today, the North Dakota House of Representatives voted in favor of several pro-gun measures that will now be ...
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
A Republican lawmaker who has been pushing a series of guns rights bills pulled out a new proposal ...
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Tomorrow, February 18, the South Dakota House Judiciary Committee will hear House Bill 1205. Authored by state Representative Jim Stalzer ...
Friday, February 13, 2015
On Monday, February 16, the Senate Courts of Justice Committee will take up the following bills at 8:00 ...
Monday, February 9, 2015
House Bill 500, sponsored by Representative John Burt (R-Hillsborough 39), has been scheduled for a hearing before the ...
Friday, February 6, 2015
This week in Charleston has seen positive movement for three pro-gun bills.
Friday, February 6, 2015
Today, the Virginia House Militia, Police and Public Safety Committee took up the following pro-gun bills:
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Today, the West Virginia Senate passed Senate Bill 284 with an added floor amendment further benefiting law-abiding gun owners.
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