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.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Yesterday, March 17, was a very active day for pro-firearms legislation at the Arizona Capitol. The following bills ...
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Today, the Michigan Senate concurred with the House changes to Senate Bill 610 by a 36-2 vote. This bill will now ...
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Yesterday, House Bill 2578 passed unanimously in the Kansas House of Representatives. It has been referred to the Senate Federal ...
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Today, Senate Bill 232 passed unanimously in the state Senate Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection Committee by ...
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Tomorrow, House Bill 2578 will be heard in the Kansas House of Representatives, and it is critical that ...
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Thanks to your active involvement, three more pro-gun bills passed in the Oklahoma House of Representatives and have ...
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Yesterday, House Bill 2517 passed in the House Rules Committee and is now scheduled to be considered on ...
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
This Thursday, March 13, critical legislation that would further protect your Second Amendment rights will be heard in ...
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
The following two bills are scheduled to be voted on very soon by the Utah Senate. Your state ...
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
The Oklahoma House of Representatives has passed several NRA-backed bills with strong support, sending this legislation to the ...
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