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The Firearms Owners’ Protection Act (FOPA) of 1986 banned a civilian from ownership or transfer rights of any fully automatic firearms that were not registered with the federal government as of May 19, 1986. Fully automatic firearms manufactured and registered before this cutoff date are still legal to own and transfer. Also, FOPA clarified the...
The Brady Handgun Violence Protection Act (The Brady Act) introduced mandatory background checks when a FFL sells a firearm to an individual. The Brady Act is codified under 18 U.S.C. § 922(t). These mandatory background checks are performed through the National Instant Criminal Background Check system, also known as NICS. The NICS system was designed...
In 1968 The Gun Control Act (GCA) subsumed the National Firearms Act of 1934. The GCA included the so-called “new NFA,” and was introduced to correct perceived shortfalls of the National Firearms Act of 1934. The GCA regulates the interstate transfer of firearms and largely prohibits the transfer of firearms interstate except among licensed manufacturers,...