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ATF. 2013 ‘The Types of Firearms that Must Be Registered in the National Firearm Registration and Transfer Record Are Defined in the NFA and 27 CFR, Part 479. What Are Some Examples?.’ FAQ: National Firearms Act (NFA) - Firearms. Washington, DC: US Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). 10 June

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Q: The types of firearms that must be registered in the National Firearm Registration and Transfer Record are defined in the NFA and 27 CFR, Part 479. What are some examples?

Some examples of the types of firearms that must be registered are:

- Machine guns;
- The frames or receivers of machine guns;
- Any combination of parts designed and intended for use in converting weapons into machine guns;
- Any part designed and intended solely and exclusively for converting a weapon into a machine gun;
- Any combination of parts from which a machine gun can be assembled if the parts are in the possession or under the control of a person;
- Silencers and any part designed and intended for fabricating a silencer;
- Short-barreled rifles;
- Short-barreled shotguns;
- Destructive devices; and,
- "Any other weapon."

A few examples of destructive devices are:

- Molotov cocktails;
- Anti-tank guns (over caliber .50);
- Bazookas; and,
- Mortars.

A few examples of "any other weapon" are:

- H&R Handyguns;
- Ithaca Auto-Burglar guns;
- Cane guns; and,
- Gadget-type firearms and "pen" guns which fire a projectile by the action of an explosive.

Source: 26 U.S.C. 5845

[NFA = National Firearms Act]

ID: Q6833

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