GroundRules
27 CFR 478.36: Transfer or possession of machine guns.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 27—Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms
- CHAPTER II—BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
- SUBCHAPTER B—FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION
- PART 478—COMMERCE IN FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION
- Subpart C—Administrative and Miscellaneous Provisions
No person shall transfer or possess a machine gun except:
(a) A transfer to or by, or possession by or under the authority of, the United States, or any department or agency thereof, or a State, or a department, agency, or political subdivision thereof. (See Part 479 of this chapter); or
(b) Any lawful transfer or lawful possession of a machine gun that was lawfully possessed before May 19, 1986 (See Part 479 of this chapter).
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