There are several solutions to the law enforcement certification problem. They all require persistence, but less work than being a legitimate NFA dealer, in my opinion. Becoming a class 3 dealer is one solution though. Another solution is to be incorporated. If you are a professional and are already incorporated for your job (doctor, lawyer) [...]
In all likelihood 18 USC sec. 922(o), the ban on civilian possession of machine guns registered after the law took effect, or never registered, precludes an Amnesty (as provided for under existing law) for machine guns. You could register it, and comply with the NFA, but you would still be in violation of sec. 922(o), [...]
As the sears do turn the host gun into a machine gun, the host gun is no longer regulated as a semi-auto, and is not subject to 18 USC sec. 922(v), (assault weapon law) or sec. 922(r) (ban on domestic assembly from imported parts of an unsporting semi-auto rifle or shotgun), for example. Thus you [...]
Additional info sources One of my main sources of information is a magazine called Machine Gun News. It is quite good for sorting out the intricacies of the law, as well as info on guns, suppressors and other NFA stuff. Well worth a subscription, I think. Costs $34.95 for a 1 year subscription (12 issues) [...]
26 U.S.C. sec. 5845(f) “The term destructive device means: 1) any explosive, incendiary or poison gas A) bomb B) grenade C) rocket having propellant charge of more than four ounces D) missile having an explosive or incendiary charge of more than one-quarter ounce E) mine, or F) similar device 2) any type of weapon by [...]
* 1) Is the weapon both not a pistol or revolver, and capable of being concealed on the person? * 2) Or is it a smooth bore pistol or revolver? Examples of this include the H&R Handy-Gun, or Ithaca Auto-Burglar gun. This does not include weapons made from a shotgun. That would be a short [...]
A class 1 or 2 SOT may also deal in NFA firearms. A class 3 SOT costs $500 a year, due each July 1. A class 1 or 2 SOT costs $1000 a year, except that SOT’s who did less than $500,000 in gross receipts in business the previous year qualify for a reduced rate [...]
27 CFR Sec. 178.39a Reporting theft or loss of firearms. Each licensee shall report the theft or loss of a firearm from the licensee’s inventory (including any firearm which has been transferred from the licensee’s inventory to a personal collection and held as a personal firearm for at least 1 year), or from the collection [...]
AMNESTIES FOR UNREGISTERED NFA WEAPONS – In every case, the part(s) are installed into a semi-automatic gun, and without any alteration to the semi-auto gun’s receiver, the new part(s) will allow the gun to fire as a machine gun. As a general rule a sear conversion is less desirable than an original gun, or a [...]
NFA weapons are: machine guns, sound suppressors (a.k.a. silencers), short barreled shotguns, short barreled rifles, destructive devices and “any other weapons”. A machine gun is any gun that can fire more than one shot with a single pull of the trigger, or a receiver of a machine gun, or a combination of parts for assembling [...]