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.
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Next week, the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Committee is expected to vote on both pro-hunting and anti-hunting measures.
Monday, October 12, 2020
As we reported last week, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (“ATF”) recently informed firearm manufacturer Q, ...
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (“ATF”) recently informed firearm manufacturer Q, LLC that, in ATF’s view, Q’s ...
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Despite his failed gun control agenda being soundly defeated early on in the 2019 regular legislative session, Governor ...
Friday, June 7, 2019
Embattled Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has announced that he will convene a special session of the General Assembly ...
Friday, June 7, 2019
In response to reports that the Virginia Beach shooter used a firearm suppressor in carrying out his terrible ...
Thursday, June 6, 2019
n remarks at a technology conference in Brazil, former President Barack Obama misrepresented U.S. gun laws, claiming that ...
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
On May 7th, Governor Brian Kemp signed Senate Bill 72 into law.
Friday, May 3, 2019
Promoting the defense of the Right to Keep and Bear Arms of NRA’s more than 5 million members, ...
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
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