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Timeline of Gun Regulations With Most Impact

Crash

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On this quiet Sunday was thinking about the sections of the various gun laws that have had the most impact on us as HK collectors and shooters and decided to do some research and list the info in a timeline.

What did I miss or get wrong? I will edit the original post with additions or corrections.

(Not sure about additional uses of the term 'Pre-ban". I think of it as just foreign-made rifles prior to 1989 but looks like for communist states it would also apply to domestics made before 1994?)

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1934/07/26 – National Firearms Act - NFA
- Tax on manufacture/transfer and created registry of: Machine Gun, SBR, SBS, DD, Suppressor, AOW

1968/10/22 – Gun Control Act – GCA
- “Sporting purpose” requirement for import – MP5, G3 banned for private owners
- ‘Transferable’ – select-fire imported prior to (10/22?)1968
- Serial numbers required for new manufacture
- Created requirement for transfer through FFL (with exceptions)

1982/06/01 (ATF Ruling- no open bolt MAC10's, MAC11's)

1986/05/19 – Hughes Amendment to FOPA
- Made sale of machine guns manufactured after signing illegal to private owners.
Rules became:
- ‘Transferable’ – Domestic registered prior to 05/19/1986 and imported registered prior to (10/22?)1968
- ‘Pre-Sample/Dealer Sample’ (stamped ‘Sales Sample’) – Imported after (10/22?)1968 but before 05/19/1986. Limited to military, LE agencies, FFL/SOT. No law letter required for FFL/SOT. Can keep after closing business. That gun can then only be transferred to another FFL/SOT.
- ‘Post-Sample’ (stamped ‘Restricted’) – Manufactured after May 19, 1986. Also limited to military, LE agencies, FFL/SOT. FFL/SOT requires ‘law letter’ from law enforcement. After closing business can sell to another FFL/SOT without law letter

1989 – signed 03/14, permanent 07/09
George H.W. Bush banned importation of (43?) foreign-made semi-auto rifles that do not have a ‘sporting use’. Couldn’t find a list
- No more 91s, 93s, 94s.
- Guns imported after the ban modified for ‘sporting use’ or pistols or parts kits with either requiring compliance with 922(r) to be a rifle. Still some rifle imports with mods until when?

1990/11/30 (no use of "pre-89" parts on imported firearms)

1994/02/28 – Brady Act
- NICS background checks

1994/02/28 (Destructive Devices--- no Striker-12, USAS 12)
1994/05/01 (Amnesty deadline for registering Striker-12 and USAS 12)

1994/09/13 – Federal Assault Weapons Ban – AWB
- 1994-2004 nationwide ban of ‘assault’ weapons and high-capacity mags
Only some ‘pre-ban’ (pre-AWB) legal in communist states?

1998 – Clinton bans import of 58 types. See possible list below

2005/09/10 (ATF Ruling- no imported barrels, frames, or receivers)

2014-2021 – Increasing restrictions of I believe only Russian guns and ammo
 
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Just to add/specify--- those that I can think of: :)

06-01-82 (ATF Ruling- no open bolt MAC10's, MAC11's)
03-14-89 (Bush Executive Order- AWB)
07-09-89 (AWB- permanent)
11-30-90 (no use of "pre-89" parts on imported firearms)
02-28-94 (Destructive Devices--- no Striker-12, USAS 12)
05-01-94 (Amnesty deadline for registering Striker-12 and USAS 12)
09-10-05 (ATF Ruling- no imported barrels, frames, or receivers)

The entire list is on the BATFE website. ;)

Tony
 

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April 1998
https://www.atf.gov/resource-center...g-suitability-modified-semiautomatic/download

STUDY RIFLE MODELS:

HK Variants: BT96, Centurian 2000, SR9, PSG1, MSG90, G3SA, SAR8

SIG SG550 Variants: SG550-1, SG550-2

AK47 Variants: MAK90*, 314*, 56V*, 89*, EXP56A*, SLG74, NHM90*, NHM90-2*, NHM91*, SA85M, SA93, A93, AKS 762, VEPR caliber .308, SA2000, ARM, MISR, MISTR, SA85M, Mini PSL, ROMAK 1, ROMAK 2, ROMAK 4, Hunter rifle, 386S, PS/K, VEPR caliber 7.62 x 39mm, Saiga rifle, Galil Sporter, Haddar, Haddar II, WUM 1, WUM 2, SLR95, SLR96, SLR97, SLG94, SLG95, SLG96

FN-FAL Variants: L1A1 Sporter, FAL Sporter, FZSA, SAR4800, X FAL, C3, C3A, LAR Sporter

Uzi Variants: Officers 9*, 320 carbine*, Uzi Sporter

*These models were manufactured in China and have not been imported since the 1994 embargo on the importation of firearms from China.
 

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I was a kid when this happened. I had folded paper and put it on top of bookcase.


Interesting to see the Mauser with the shoulder stock as I thought they were exempt. Maybe they were exempted later
 

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Interesting to see the Mauser with the shoulder stock as I thought they were exempt. Maybe they were exempted later
Wasn’t there a 50-year exemption that could be applied for? I seem to recall that popping up for s9me WWII firearms.

The C96 would have been under that threshold when the article was printed.
 

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Most brooms with stocks are now exempt. That paper was printed in 1968. You can apply for exceptions and numerous items have bern exempted.

I've been surprised Marble gamegetters were never exepted unless they have been in last few years
 

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Most brooms with stocks are now exempt. That paper was printed in 1968. You can apply for exceptions and numerous items have bern exempted.

I've been surprised Marble gamegetters were never exepted unless they have been in last few years
My Red 9 Mauser with original shoulder stock is on the exempt C&R list - confusion in that area - I think technically a repro stock is not. Lot's of people have them & don't seem to care. Even before Iowa was SBR friendly - Iowa had it's own C&R list - very cool back in the day I could call the head guy up and he would list it. No stamp required.
 

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Info the SMEs already know but good stuff for us FNGs:


Transferrable? Pre-May? Post-86? Dewat? John Keene Explains...​

 
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