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18 USC Ch. 44: Front Matter
From Title 18-CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDUREPART I-CRIMESCHAPTER 44-FIREARMS
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CHAPTER 44-FIREARMS

Sec.
921.
Definitions.
922.
Unlawful acts.
923.
Licensing.
924.
Penalties.
925.
Exceptions: Relief from disabilities.
925A.
Remedy for erroneous denial of firearm.
925B.
Reporting of background check denials to State authorities.
925C.
Annual report to Congress.
925D.
Special assistant U.S. attorneys and cross-deputized attorneys.
926.
Rules and regulations.
926A.
Interstate transportation of firearms.
926B.
Carrying of concealed firearms by qualified law enforcement officers.
926C.
Carrying of concealed firearms by qualified retired law enforcement officers.
927.
Effect on State law.
928.
Separability.
929.
Use of restricted ammunition.
930.
Possession of firearms and dangerous weapons in Federal facilities.
931.
Prohibition on purchase, ownership, or possession of body armor by violent felons.
932.
Straw purchasing of firearms.
933.
Trafficking in firearms.
934.
Forfeiture and fines.

        

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2022- Pub. L. 117–159, div. A, title II, §12004(a)(6), June 25, 2022, 136 Stat. 1329 , added items 932 to 934.

Pub. L. 117–103, div. W, title XI, §§1101(d), 1102(b), 1103(b), Mar. 15, 2022, 136 Stat. 920 , 921, added items 925B to 925D.

2004- Pub. L. 108–277, §§2(b), 3(b), July 22, 2004, 118 Stat. 866 , 867, added items 926B and 926C.

2002- Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title I, §11009(e)(2)(B), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1821 , added item 931.

1993- Pub. L. 103–159, title I, §104(b), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1543 , added item 925A.

1990- Pub. L. 101–647, title XXXV, §3523, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4924 , struck out "clause" after "Separability" in item 928.

1988- Pub. L. 100–690, title VI, §6215(b), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4362 , added item 930.

1986- Pub. L. 99–308, §107(b), May 19, 1986, 100 Stat. 460 , added item 926A.

1984- Pub. L. 98–473, title II, §1006(b), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2139 , added item 929.

1968- Pub. L. 90–618, title I, §102, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1214 , reenacted chapter analysis without change.

Pub. L. 90–351, title IV, §902, June 19, 1968, 82 Stat. 226 , added chapter 44 and items 921 to 928.


Executive Documents

Tracing of Firearms in Connection With Criminal Investigations

Memorandum of President of the United States, Jan. 16, 2013, 78 F.R. 4301, which requires Federal law enforcement agencies to ensure that all firearms recovered after Jan. 16, 2013, in the course of criminal investigations and taken into Federal custody are traced through the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives at the earliest time practicable, was editorially reclassified and is set out as a note under section 40901 of Title 34, Crime Control and Law Enforcement.

Promoting Smart Gun Technology

Memorandum of President of the United States, Jan. 4, 2016, 81 F.R. 719, which requires the Department of Defense, the Department of Justice, and the Department of Homeland Security to conduct or sponsor research into gun safety technology, review such research, and explore potential ways to further its use and development to more broadly improve gun safety, was editorially reclassified and is set out as a note under section 40901 of Title 34, Crime Control and Law Enforcement.