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.
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Yesterday, February 18, the Oklahoma House Judiciary Committee passed the NRA-backed firearms bills below, sending them to the ...
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Yesterday, House Bill 875 passed in the Georgia House of Representatives by a 119-56 vote. It will now go to ...
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
House File 384 is scheduled for a hearing in the House Judiciary Committee tomorrow, February 19, at 3:00 ...
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Thursday, February 20, the Michigan House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to hear Senate Bill 610. SB 610, sponsored ...
Friday, February 14, 2014
The opportunity to advance your firearms freedoms in Des Moines during the 2014 legislative session will slip away ...
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Today, the Senate Courts of Justice Committee held a hearing on three important pro-gun bills. Unfortunately, only one ...
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Tomorrow, February 13, the Arizona House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to consider two pro-gun bills, House Bill 2517 and ...
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Due to inclement weather, tomorrow’s Senate Natural Resources & Environment Committee hearing on Senate Bill 93 has been cancelled and ...
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
This Thursday, February 13, an important pro-hunting bill is scheduled to be heard in the state Senate Natural ...
Friday, February 7, 2014
The NRA and Iowa Firearms Coalition (IFC) have been working with your state legislators to protect and advance ...
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