National Firearms Act
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The National Firearms Act is a U.S. federal law that tightly regulates certain categories of weapons—such as machine guns, short-barreled rifles and shotguns, and silencers—through registration, taxation, and transfer controls.
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Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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firearms regulation law → |
| administeredBy |
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
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Department of the Treasury (historically) → |
| amendedBy |
Firearm Owners Protection Act
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Gun Control Act of 1968 → Title II of the Gun Control Act → |
| appliesTo |
corporations
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individuals → other legal entities → trusts → |
| classificationTerm |
Title II firearms
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| codifiedIn |
26 U.S. Code Chapter 53
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| country |
United States
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| creates |
National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record
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| dateEnacted |
1934-06-26
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| doesNotBan |
possession of covered firearms that comply with NFA requirements
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| effectiveDate |
1934-07-26
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| enactedBy |
United States Congress
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| enforcementMechanism |
criminal penalties for tax and registration violations
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| imposes |
making tax on covered firearms
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registration requirements for covered firearms → transfer tax on covered firearms → |
| influencedBy |
Prohibition-era gang violence
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use of automatic weapons by organized crime → |
| legalBasis |
taxing power of the United States Congress
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| penalizes |
unlawful transfer of NFA firearms
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unregistered possession of NFA firearms → |
| penaltyType |
federal felony
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| primaryPurpose |
reduce gang-related and organized crime violence
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regulate certain especially dangerous firearms → |
| regulates |
certain concealable firearms classified as "any other weapon"
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destructive devices → machine guns → short-barreled rifles → short-barreled shotguns → silencers → suppressors → |
| relatedTo |
Firearm Owners Protection Act
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Gun Control Act of 1968 → Hughes Amendment → |
| requires |
background check for most NFA transfers under later regulations
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federal approval before making NFA firearms → federal approval before transfer of NFA firearms → registration of NFA firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record → serial numbers on NFA firearms → |
| scope |
interstate and intrastate commerce in NFA firearms
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| shortName |
NFA
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| signedBy |
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| taxAmountOriginal |
200 USD
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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National Firearms Act
("National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record")
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creates |
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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
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enforces |
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ATF
("National Firearms Act regulations")
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oversees |