What are NFA items?
NFA stands for National Firearms Act, which is a piece of legislation that imposes restrictions on the types of firearms that average citizens can purchase. In most cases, the NFA does not outright forbid a civilian from purchasing a restricted item, but it does require that the person sort through piles of legal paperwork and pay some pricey fees.
The goal of the NFA is to restrict access to particularly dangerous or concealable firearms, such as machine guns, ultra-compact rifles and shotguns (SBRs and SBSs), suppressors, stealth-oriented weapons such as firearms disguised as pens or lipstick cases, and firearms with excessively large bore diameters (like mortars).
In general, NFA items are grouped into categories. The categories are:
The category of the item will determine exactly how much hassle must be gone through in order to obtain it, but purchasing a NFA item will usually require several hundred dollars in fees, several months of waiting, piles of paperwork, a sparkling clean criminal record, and often a personal meeting with your local sheriff to request permission to own the NFA item in his/her county. Some of the above hassles may be avoided by purchasing the NFA item through a trust (a legal entity composed of only yourself or yourself along with several other people or companies) although the creation of a trust is a legal undertaking in and of itself.
This article is only intended to provide an idea of the requirements and procedures required to obtain an NFA item. For guidance regarding the actual purchasing process, consult with your local firearms dealer or a lawyer.
NFA items are also known as Title II items, which is a reference to the original legislation.
The goal of the NFA is to restrict access to particularly dangerous or concealable firearms, such as machine guns, ultra-compact rifles and shotguns (SBRs and SBSs), suppressors, stealth-oriented weapons such as firearms disguised as pens or lipstick cases, and firearms with excessively large bore diameters (like mortars).
In general, NFA items are grouped into categories. The categories are:
- Suppressors
- Short-barreled rifles
- Short-barreled shotguns
- Machine guns
- Destructive Devices
- Any Other Weapon(s)
The category of the item will determine exactly how much hassle must be gone through in order to obtain it, but purchasing a NFA item will usually require several hundred dollars in fees, several months of waiting, piles of paperwork, a sparkling clean criminal record, and often a personal meeting with your local sheriff to request permission to own the NFA item in his/her county. Some of the above hassles may be avoided by purchasing the NFA item through a trust (a legal entity composed of only yourself or yourself along with several other people or companies) although the creation of a trust is a legal undertaking in and of itself.
This article is only intended to provide an idea of the requirements and procedures required to obtain an NFA item. For guidance regarding the actual purchasing process, consult with your local firearms dealer or a lawyer.
NFA items are also known as Title II items, which is a reference to the original legislation.
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