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National Firearms Act of 1934

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003351

A United States federal law that regulates certain firearms, including machine guns, short-barreled shotguns and rifles, silencers, and destructive devices. It imposes a tax on the manufacture and transfer of these items and requires their registration with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Violations of the NFA carry severe penalties.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003351
FieldLaw
AbbreviationNFA
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "National Firearms Act of 1934",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A United States federal law that regulates certain firearms, including machine guns, short-barreled shotguns and rifles, silencers, and destructive devices. It imposes a tax on the manufacture and transfer of these items and requires their registration with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Violations of the NFA carry severe penalties.",
  "abbreviation": "NFA",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/national-firearms-act-of-1934/"
}

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