Owning machine guns, suppressors, and “sawed-off” rifles and shotguns under NFA
You have probably heard that the private ownership of machine guns, suppressors, and 'sawed-off' rifles and shotguns is against the law. Many state penal codes calls these items prohibited weapons. For example, possession, manufacture, transportation, sale and repair of these weapons is a third degree felony punishable by up to ten years in the Texas Department of Corrections, writes attorney Michael D. Wisdom, president of the Texas Law Shield, a firearms legal defense retainer program developed by Houston-based Walker, Rice & Wisdom, P.C., Attorneys at Law.
Civilian Ownership of Suppressors & Silencers: Steps in the Process
Silencers, like machine-guns, are regulated under the National Firearms Act (NFA) of 1934, and are regulated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms. The procedure for owning a silencer may seem daunting at first, but actually requires less paperwork than buying an automobile.
SSCY Industries Announces Support for DEA Survivors Benefit Fund
SCCY, a Florida-based handgun manufacturer, will donate ten custom-made 9mm pistols in 2013 to help the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Survivors Benefit Fund (DEASBF).
Kahr Firearms Group Takes Actionto Support Gun Rights
Justin Moon, CEO of the Kahr Firearms Group, has stepped forwarded to make generous donations in support of three critically important gun-rights groups – The NRA Firearms Civil Rights Defense Fund, NRA Freedom Action Foundation and the NSSF PAC.
NSSF Statement on Passage of Connecticut Legislation
The National Shooting Sports Foundation, the trade association for the firearms and ammunition industry based in Newtown, Conn., issued the following statement new gun-control laws in the state:
70,291,049 Background Checks for Gun Purchases Under Obama
There have been 70,291,049 background checks for gun purchases since President Obama took office, according to data released by the FBI.
Lengthening Chambers and Forcing Cones
There are many reasons for the shotgun ‘smith to lengthen these internal dimensions. Here's how to accomplish the tasks.
Senator Tom Coburn Joins CCRKBA’s National Advisory Council
U.S. Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) has agreed to join the National Advisory Council of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb announced today.
New Video Takes on Large-CapacityMagazine Falsehoods
A video demonstration conducted under the supervision Sheriff Ken Campbell of Boone County, Indiana, shows that magazine limitations have little or no real effect on a shooter’s ability to deliver aimed fire, according to an article posted in The Shooter's Log.
73 and Counting: Manufacturer Participationin LE Sales Restriction Grows
Since an article appeared in the Cheaper Than Dirt! Shooter's Log last week about a handful of manufacturers not selling equipment to state and local law enforcement that local citizens can't own, 65 additional companies have joined the effort.
Hornady Wants You in the Game
Ammunition maker Hornady is asking its customers to 'protect your rights' by providing a form letter gun owners can use and send to political representatives.
From GOA: Your activism is making a huge difference!
According to a recent letter from Gun Owners of America's Larry Pratt, the Left is not happy at all with Gun Owners of America.