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, May 27, 2014
Tomorrow, the Ohio Senate Civil Justice Committee will hold its second proponent testimony hearing on House Bill 234 ...
Monday, May 12, 2014
The Alabama Department of Conservation voted unanimously last week to make Alabama the 32nd state to allow hunting ...
Monday, March 10, 2014
As previously reported, House File 2381 -- NRA-supported suppressor legislation -- is in jeopardy of not receiving a ...
Monday, March 10, 2014
Tomorrow, March 11, at 10:00 a.m., House Bill 234, legislation allowing hunting with suppressors, is scheduled for a ...
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Last week, on the heels of powerful grassroots support, the Iowa House of Representatives passed House File 2381, ...
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Last week, on the heels of powerful grassroots support, the Iowa House of Representatives passed legislation to legalize ...
Friday, February 28, 2014
A bill to protect Iowans' liberties and their hearing sailed through the Iowa House Thursday on an 83-16 ...
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Today, after a strong show of support from the NRA, Iowa Firearms Coalition (IFC) and American Silencer Association (ASA) ...
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Yesterday, the Georgia Senate passed Senate Bill 93 by a 43-10 vote. SB 93, sponsored by state Senator ...
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Tomorrow, House File 2381 is scheduled to be considered by the Iowa House of Representatives. This action follows passage last ...
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