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, June 5, 2015
On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives showed its strong support for the Second Amendment by sending H.R. ...
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
The National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) today lauded the passage of H.R. 2578, the Fiscal ...
Monday, June 1, 2015
House Bill 562, the Second Amendment Affirmation Act, could be considered by the full North Carolina House of ...
Friday, May 22, 2015
Today, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton signed into law a bill backed by the National Rifle Association that will, ...
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
During the 2015 session, your NRA-ILA has patiently waited for the Illinois General Assembly to move bills and ...
Monday, May 18, 2015
Last Saturday, lawmakers wrapped up the 2015 legislative session in Montpelier. Gun Sense Vermont launched a historic assault ...
Friday, May 15, 2015
Hoping to trigger support for a law legalizing gun suppressors, commonly called silencers, an Illinois firearms lobbyist said ...
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015
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Monday, May 4, 2015
Currently awaiting a hearing in the Subcommittee on Firearms, is Senate Bill 803, legislation that would allow Illinois ...
Friday, April 24, 2015
Unfortunately yesterday, Governor Steve Bullock (D) vetoed Senate Bill 295, NRA-supported legislation to allow the use of suppressors ...
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