I was discussing the current state of affairs with my wife this evening and mentioned the 1986 National Firearms Act. She asked me what the process was for individuals who owned, prior to the effective date of the NFA, firearms covered by the NFA. I honestly didn't know the answer to the question. Did they have to get the current NFA forms signed by the highest LEO? Pay the tax stamp? Face criminal charges if they failed to do some or all of the above?
Frankly, I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if the next attempt at passing an "assault weapons ban" is merely the addition of EBR's to the NFA as a separate class of weapons that require NFA forms, etc. That and a significant tax on certain calibers of ammunition... Just curious about what hoops one could expect to have to jump through in order to keep an EBR legally if the former were to occur.
Frankly, I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if the next attempt at passing an "assault weapons ban" is merely the addition of EBR's to the NFA as a separate class of weapons that require NFA forms, etc. That and a significant tax on certain calibers of ammunition... Just curious about what hoops one could expect to have to jump through in order to keep an EBR legally if the former were to occur.
Are you thinking about the 1968 Gun Control Act, which required registration of all machine guns, working or dewat, and added destructive devices, explosive ammo, and a lot more?
