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, April 24, 2015
Gov. Mark Dayton says he'll veto any bill that would legalize gun silencers.The Republican-controlled House passed that legislation ...
Monday, April 20, 2015
The Minnesota House overwhelmingly passed four gun rights bills Thursday, including a measure that would allow residents to ...
Thursday, April 16, 2015
The Minnesota House was expected to take up bills Thursday that would legalize gun silencers and remove a ...
Friday, April 3, 2015
The majority of the filing deadlines have passed for firearm-related legislation to be introduced in North Carolina, and ...
Thursday, April 2, 2015
Yesterday, the Montana House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 295 on a 70 to 28 vote. Sponsored by ...
Thursday, March 19, 2015
A firearm suppressor company has begun a movement for gun owners to “Fight the Noise.” That is, advocate for the ...
Monday, March 16, 2015
Minnesota legislators Thursday weighed the perceived virtues and dangers of reversing the state’s ban on firearm silencers.Also called ...
Saturday, March 14, 2015
U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and U.S. Representative Jeff Miller (R-Fla.) recently introduced S.670 and H.R. 1316 respectively, the Veterans Heritage Firearms Act of ...
Thursday, March 12, 2015
It's Gun Day at the Minnesota Legislature.A House panel is set for a Thursday morning debate on a ...
Monday, March 2, 2015
Tomorrow, March 3, the House Fish and Game and Marine Resources Committee will hold an executive session on ...
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