18 U.S.C. § 926
No such rule or regulation prescribed after the date of the enactment of the Firearms Owners' Protection Act may require that records required to be maintained under this chapter or any portion of the contents of such records, be recorded at or transferred to a facility owned, managed, or controlled by the United States or any State or any political subdivision thereof, nor that any system of registration of firearms, firearms owners, or firearms transactions or dispositions be established. Nothing in this section expands or restricts the Secretary's 1 authority to inquire into the disposition of any firearm in the course of a criminal investigation.
1 So in original. Probably should be "Attorney General's".
18 U.S.C. § 926
EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTThe date of the enactment of the Firearms Owners' Protection Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 99-308 which was approved May 19, 1986.
AMENDMENTS2002-Subsecs. (a) to (c). Pub. L. 107-296 substituted "Attorney General" for "Secretary".1994-Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 103-322 added par. (3).1986-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99-308, §106(1)-(4), designated existing provision as subsec. (a), and in subsec. (a) as so designated, in provision preceding par. (1) substituted "may prescribe only" for "may prescribe" and "as are" for "as he deems reasonably", and in closing provision substituted provision that no rule or regulation prescribed after May 19, 1986, require that records required under this chapter be recorded at or transferred to a facility owned, managed, or controlled by the United States or any State or political subdivision thereof, nor any system of registration of firearms, firearms owners, or firearms transactions or dispositions be established and that nothing in this section expand or restrict the authority of the Secretary to inquire into the disposition of any firearm in the course of a criminal investigation for provision that the Secretary give reasonable public notice, and afford an opportunity for a hearing, prior to prescribing rules and regulations.Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 99-308, §106(5), added subsecs. (b) and (c). 1968- Pub. L. 90-618 inserted provisions authorizing the Secretary to prescribe regulations requiring a licensee, when dealing with another licensee, to provide such other licensee a certified copy of the license, and regulations authorizing the issuance of certified copies of the license required under this chapter.
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2002 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 107-296 effective 60 days after Nov. 25, 2002, see section 4 of Pub. L. 107-296 set out as an Effective Date note under section 101 of Title 6, Domestic Security.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1986 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 99-308 effective 180 days after May 19, 1986, see section 110(a) of Pub. L. 99-308 set out as a note under section 921 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1968 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 90-618 effective Dec. 16, 1968, see section 105 of Pub. L. 90-618 set out as a note under section 921 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATESection effective 180 days after June 19, 1968, see section 907 of Pub. L. 90-351 set out as a note under section 921 of this title.
- Attorney General
- The term "Attorney General" means the Attorney General of the United States 1
- firearm
- The term "firearm" means (A) any weapon (including a starter gun) which will or is designed to or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive; (B) the frame or receiver of any such weapon; (C) any firearm muffler or firearm silencer; or (D) any destructive device. Such term does not include an antique firearm.
- person
- The term "person" and the term "whoever" include any individual, corporation, company, association, firm, partnership, society, or joint stock company.