A Brief Introduction to the NFA
Introduction: I will preface this by saying that I am not a lawyer and nothing that you read here should be taken as legal advice or anything of the sort. I am writing this just for some basic information and I'm sure there are legal aspects of the NFA that I don't understand. If you have any legal questions, ask a lawyer, not some guy writing a blog. The National Firearms Act (NFA) is a series of laws that was originally passed in 1934 that classified and placed regulations on various types of firearms and accessories. These include machine guns, short-barrels rifles, short-barreled shotguns, suppressors, and destructive devices. I'll go into what these all mean later, but the NFA regulates the purchase of these, requiring the would-be purchaser to pay a tax and register the firearm. The NFA has been amended and added-to over the years, so there are a lot of firearm category-specific rules that firearm owners should be aware of. Short Barreled Rifles A s...