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, September 15, 2017
As we have reported, this year’s version of the SHARE Act is the most expansive and far-reaching yet. Besides ...
House Committee on Natural Resources
Thursday, September 14, 2017
Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources passed H.R. 3668, the “Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act of ...
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
A recent piece in the Washington Post on the SHARE Act, legislation in Congress aimed at protecting the ...
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
“Today marks an important step in protecting the Second Amendment freedoms of America’s hunters and sportsmen and strengthening our ...
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
The measure from Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) is in a broad sportsmen’s bill, the Sportsmen's Heritage and Recreational ...
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
Lawmakers on Tuesday kick-started a renewed debate over guns with a hearing on a sportsmen’s bill that includes ...
Monday, September 11, 2017
I’m an instructor who teaches the safety classes required by the state for firearms license applicants. In spite ...
Friday, September 8, 2017
On Sept. 1, U.S. Congressman Jeff Duncan introduced H.R. 3668, the Sportsman’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement Act (SHARE Act), a wide-ranging package ...
Thursday, September 7, 2017
The National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) applauds the introduction of H.R. 3668, the Sportsmen’s Heritage ...
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Growing up, Rep. Jeff Duncan didn’t wear earplugs or muffs when he went out to shoot guns with ...
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