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.
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
Today, both Senate Bill 610 and the Firearms Confidentiality Package were passed in the Michigan House Judiciary Committee. ...
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Yesterday, the Georgia Senate passed Senate Bill 93 by a 43-10 vote. SB 93, sponsored by state Senator ...
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Today, the Michigan House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to vote on Senate Bill 610. SB 610, sponsored by ...
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Tomorrow, House File 2381 is scheduled to be considered by the Iowa House of Representatives. This action follows passage last ...
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Tomorrow, House File 2381 is scheduled to be considered by the Iowa House of Representatives. This action follows passage last ...
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Tomorrow, the Georgia Senate will consider and vote on Senate Bill 93. SB 93, sponsored by state Senator ...
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Tomorrow, the Georgia Senate will consider and vote on Senate Bill 93. SB 93, sponsored by state Senator ...
Friday, February 21, 2014
Yesterday, February 20, the Kansas House Federal and State Affairs Committee passed House Bill 2578 by a unanimous voice ...
Thursday, February 20, 2014
NRA-supported House File 384, authored by state Representative Matt Windschitl (R-17), passed in the House Judiciary Committee yesterday by a strong, ...