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, February 17, 2012
Yesterday, House Bill 117, a firearms modifications bill, passed in the state House of Representatives by a 69 ...
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Today, state Representative David Gowan (R-30) introduced House Bill 2728, NRA-backed pro-hunting legislation. Enactment of this bill would ...
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Today, state Representative David Gowan (R-30) introduced House Bill 2728, NRA-backed pro-hunting legislation. Enactment of this bill would ...
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Today, NRA-backed Senate Bill 301 passed in the Georgia Senate by a 48-5 vote. This legislation now goes ...
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Yesterday, NRA-backed Senate Bill 301 passed unanimously in the state Senate Natural Resources & the Environment Committee! This ...
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Yesterday, NRA-backed Senate Bill 301 passed unanimously in the state Senate Natural Resources & the Environment Committee! This ...
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
State Representative David Gowan (R-30) is preparing to introduce NRA-backed legislation that would allow hunters in Arizona to ...
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
On April 28, the Montana Legislature adjourned sine die. Governor Brian Schweitzer signed into law three pro-gun bills, ...
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Michigan law permits gun owners to obtain and use noise suppressors or silencers as long as they first ...
Friday, September 2, 2011
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette today issued a formal Attorney General Opinion stating that State law allows the ...
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