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 19, 2016
Yesterday, February 18, House Bill 2637 unanimously passed out of the House Wildlife Committee. HB 2637, introduced by ...
Friday, February 12, 2016
Yesterday, February 11, the Michigan Natural Resources Commission (NRC) voted to repeal the long-standing state prohibition on hunting ...
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Under the leadership of state Representatives Matt Windschitl (R-Missouri Valley) and Terry Baxter (R-Garner), House File 2043 has ...
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
On January 14, the Michigan Natural Resources Commission (NRC) will consider eliminating the current prohibition on hunting with ...
Saturday, January 9, 2016
On Thursday, January 7, President Barack Obama appeared in the CNN-produced “Guns in America,” an invitation-only “town hall” ...
Friday, January 8, 2016
On Tuesday, the president announced a series of gun control actions in the form of “executive actions” during ...
Thursday, January 7, 2016
Today, the New Hampshire House of Representatives passed House Bill 500 with a 184-124 vote.
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Rep. Matt Salmon (R-AZ) recently introduced H.R. 3799, the Hearing Protection Act (HPA). The HPA would remove sound ...
Thursday, October 22, 2015
A bill entitled the Hearing Protection Act would remove a $200 tax stamp requirement for gun suppressors, more commonly ...
Thursday, October 22, 2015
NRA's support of Congressman Salmon's Hearing Protection Act safeguards hunters and shooting sports enthusiasts while exercising their Second ...
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