Firearm Owners Protection Act
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The Firearm Owners Protection Act is a 1986 U.S. federal law that revised and relaxed certain gun control provisions while adding new restrictions, including the ban on civilian ownership of newly manufactured machine guns.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Firearm Owners Protection Act canonical | 14 |
| Firearm Owners Protection Act of 1986 | 3 |
| Firearm Owners Protection Act in the United States Code | 1 |
| Firearm Owners' Protection Act | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
ⓘ
firearms legislation ⓘ |
| aimsTo | protect lawful firearm owners from perceived abuses in enforcement of gun laws ⓘ |
| allows | continued manufacture of machine guns for military and law enforcement use ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | McClure-Volkmer Act ⓘ |
| amends | Gun Control Act of 1968 ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
federal firearms licensees
ⓘ
individual firearm owners ⓘ |
| clarifies | definition of engaged in the business of dealing in firearms ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Title 18 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| containsProvision | ban on civilian possession of newly manufactured machine guns ⓘ |
| controversialAspect | ban on new machine guns for civilian ownership ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| effectiveDate | 1986-05-19 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 99th United States Congress ⓘ |
| exempts | government agencies from post-1986 machine gun ban ⓘ |
| grandfathers | civilian possession of machine guns lawfully possessed before 1986-05-19 ⓘ |
| introducedAsBill | S.49 (99th Congress) ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| languageCommonlyCalled | Hughes Amendment ⓘ |
| legislativeChamberOfOrigin | United States Senate ⓘ |
| legislativeStatus | enacted ⓘ |
| limits |
ATF compliance inspections to once per year absent specific cause
ⓘ
frequency of ATF inspections of federal firearms licensees ⓘ |
| modifies |
rules on sale of ammunition
ⓘ
rules on sale of firearms at gun shows ⓘ |
| namedFor |
Harold L. Volkmer
ⓘ
James A. McClure ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Reagan administration ⓘ |
| prohibits |
creation of a national firearms registry by the federal government
ⓘ
possession of machine guns by civilians if manufactured after 1986-05-19 ⓘ transfer of machine guns to civilians if manufactured after 1986-05-19 ⓘ |
| protects | interstate transportation of firearms under certain conditions ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | Public Law 99-308 ⓘ |
| regulates | record-keeping requirements for federal firearms licensees ⓘ |
| regulatoryAgency | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ |
| section | 18 U.S.C. § 922(o) ⓘ |
| shortName | FOPA ⓘ |
| signedBy | Ronald Reagan ⓘ |
| signingDate | 1986-05-19 ⓘ |
| statutesAtLargeCitation | 100 Stat. 449 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
federal firearms licensees
ⓘ
firearms regulation ⓘ interstate transportation of firearms ⓘ machine guns ⓘ |
| typeOfRestriction | supply-side restriction on machine guns ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 1986 ⓘ |
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Firearm Owners' Protection Act
this entity surface form:
Firearm Owners Protection Act in the United States Code
this entity surface form:
Firearm Owners Protection Act of 1986
subject surface form:
National Firearms Act
this entity surface form:
Firearm Owners Protection Act of 1986
subject surface form:
National Firearms Act
this entity surface form:
Firearm Owners Protection Act of 1986