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.
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
A Republican lawmaker who has been pushing a series of guns rights bills pulled out a new proposal ...
Monday, February 9, 2015
House Bill 500, sponsored by Representative John Burt (R-Hillsborough 39), has been scheduled for a hearing before the ...
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
This week, Senate Bill 433 was passed by the Indiana Senate and now heads to the House. SB 433, sponsored ...
The Evansville Courier and Press
Friday, January 30, 2015
A Southwestern Indiana lawmaker is proposing for Indiana to lift state restrictions on short-barreled, or sawed-off, shotguns.
Thursday, January 29, 2015
This week, the Indiana Senate Natural Resources Committee passed Senate Joint Resolution 2, which would guarantee Hoosiers the right ...
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
The Judiciary Committee took aim at a series of firearm bills during first readings in the Montana Legislature ...
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Tomorrow, three bills of importance to hunters and sportsmen will be heard before the House Energy and Natural ...
Friday, January 16, 2015
Earlier today, BATFE released an Open Letter on the Redesign of “Stabilizing Braces.” This letter articulates BATFE’s official position on ...
Monday, December 15, 2014
Hunters had reason to celebrate last month when Florida lifted its ban on silencers, but Chuck O’Neal saw ...
Thursday, August 7, 2014
Hunters of deer, turkey and other animals in Florida may soon be able to operate with lethal stealth ...
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