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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.

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Monday, March 10, 2014

Ohio: House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee to Hear Suppressor Bill Tomorrow

Tomorrow, March 11, at 10:00 a.m., House Bill 234, legislation allowing hunting with suppressors, is scheduled for a ...

Monday, March 10, 2014

Ohio: House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee to Hear Suppressor Bill Tomorrow

Tomorrow, March 11, at 10:00 a.m., House Bill 234, legislation allowing hunting with suppressors, is scheduled for a ...

Monday, March 10, 2014

Washington: Pro-Gun Legislation Goes to Governor for Signature

On Friday, March 7, Senate Bill 5956 passed in the Washington House of Representatives by a 95 to ...

Sunday, March 9, 2014

Utah: Multiple Pro-Gun Bills Expecting a Vote on the House Floor This Week

On Friday, March 7, House Bill 276 passed unanimously out of the Utah House Law Enforcement and Criminal ...

Friday, March 7, 2014

Kentucky: “Shall Certify” Legislation Introduced in State Senate, Two Important Pro-Gun Bills Sent to State House

Yesterday, Senate Bill 232, sponsored by state Senator Brandon Smith (R-30), was introduced in the Kentucky Senate and ...

Hunting  

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Iowa: Suppressor Bill Receives Senate Subcommittee Assignment But Needs Your Immediate Support to Get a Hearing

Last week, on the heels of powerful grassroots support, the Iowa House of Representatives passed House File 2381, ...

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Utah: House Committee Passes “Shall Certify” Legislation

Last Wednesday, the Utah House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee passed House Bill 373 by a 9-0-2 ...

Hunting  

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Iowa: Senate Committee Chairman Refusing to Hear Suppressor Legislation

Last week, on the heels of powerful grassroots support, the Iowa House of Representatives passed legislation to legalize ...

News  

Friday, February 28, 2014

Legalization of gun suppressors hits bulls-eye in Iowa House

A bill to protect Iowans' liberties and their hearing sailed through the Iowa House Thursday on an 83-16 ...

Hunting  

Thursday, February 27, 2014

Iowa: House Passes Bill to Legalize Suppressors in a Strong Bipartisan Vote Today

Today, after a strong show of support from the NRA, Iowa Firearms Coalition (IFC) and American Silencer Association (ASA) ...

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Established in 1975, the Institute for Legislative Action (ILA) is the "lobbying" arm of the National Rifle Association of America. ILA is responsible for preserving the right of all law-abiding individuals in the legislative, political, and legal arenas, to purchase, possess and use firearms for legitimate purposes as guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.