{"data":{"id":"us/27-cfr-478.36","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"27 CFR 478.36","heading":"Transfer or possession of machine guns.","body":"No person shall transfer or possess a machine gun except:\n(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\n(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).","path":["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"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-27.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:11Z","sha256":"4a35d47eb1027307424019e67854f7efd0095ae8e26c4f3ec03853093188cae0","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/27-cfr-478.35","next":"us/27-cfr-478.37"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}