What restrictions does Federal law impose on semiautomatic assault weapons?
It is generally unlawful for a person to manufacture, transfer, or possess semiautomatic assault weapons after September 13, 1994, the effective date of the law. See the exceptions listed in Question O5. [18 U. S. C. 922( v)( 1)] (02) How does the law define the term “semiautomatic assault weapon?” [Back] The term “semiautomatic assault weapon” is defined to include 19 named models of firearms and semiautomatic rifles, semiautomatic pistols, and semiautomatic shotguns that have at least 2 of the features specified in the law. Frames or receivers for firearms are not regulated as semiautomatic assault weapons, since they could be assembled as a firearm other than the 19 named models of firearms. Likewise, frames or receivers are not semiautomatic assault weapons under the “features” test of the law because they do not yet have the features necessary to bring them within the definition. Semiautomatic assault weapons in knockdown (disassembled) condition consisting of a receiver and all p
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