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.
Monday, March 21, 2016
The Iowa Senate voted 46-4 Thursday to pass a bill legalizing firearms suppressors.
Thursday, March 17, 2016
Today, the Senate unanimously voted in favor of legislation that would allow gun owners to use firearm sound ...
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
The Senate may vote on NRA-backed suppressor legislation, House Bill 500, as early as tomorrow. Please contact your state ...
Thursday, March 10, 2016
Yesterday, March 9, NRA-backed suppressor legislation passed out of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. House Bill ...
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
As previously reported, the House Wildlife Committee unanimously passed House Bill 2637. HB 2637 would make it legal for ...
Monday, March 7, 2016
Rep. Caroline Troy, R-Genesee, is sponsoring a bill to exempt from disclosure the documents people must file with ...
Friday, March 4, 2016
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing to discuss House Bill 500 on Wednesday, March 9, ...
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Five pro-Second Amendment bills backed by the National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) are headed to ...
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Under the proposed measure, registration of weapons identified in the Prohibition-era National Firearms Act filed with a local ...
Monday, February 22, 2016
The bill, sponsored by Rep. Matt Salmon (R-Ariz.), was referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security ...
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