Title 27, Part 478 — Commerce in Firearms and Ammunition
111 sections
Section 478.1
Scope of regulations.
Section 478.2
Relation to other provisions of law.
Section 478.11
Meaning of terms.
Section 478.12
Definition of Frame or Receiver.
Section 478.13
§478.13 Definition of “engaged in the business as a dealer in firearms other than a gunsmith or a pawnbroker.”
Section 478.21
Forms prescribed.
Section 478.22
Alternate methods or procedures; emergency variations from requirements.
Section 478.23
Right of entry and examination.
Section 478.24
Compilation of State laws and published ordinances.
Section 478.25
Disclosure of information.
Section 478.25a
Responses to requests for information.
Section 478.26
Curio and relic determination.
Section 478.27
Destructive device determination.
Section 478.28
Transportation of destructive devices and certain firearms.
Section 478.29
Out-of-State acquisition of firearms by nonlicensees.
Section 478.29a
Acquisition of firearms by nonresidents.
Section 478.30
Out-of-State disposition of firearms by nonlicensees.
Section 478.31
Delivery by common or contract carrier.
Section 478.32
Prohibited shipment, transportation, possession, purchase, or receipt of firearms and ammunition by certain persons.
Section 478.33
Stolen firearms and ammunition.
Section 478.33a
Theft of firearms.
Section 478.34
Removed, obliterated, or altered serial number.
Section 478.35
Skeet, trap, target, and similar shooting activities.
Section 478.36
Transfer or possession of machine guns.
Section 478.37
Manufacture, importation and sale of armor piercing ammunition.
Section 478.38
Transportation of firearms.
Section 478.39
Assembly of semiautomatic rifles or shotguns.
Section 478.39a
Reporting theft or loss of firearms.
Section 478.40
[Reserved]
Section 478.41
General.
Section 478.42
License fees.
Section 478.43
License fee not refundable.
Section 478.44
Original license.
Section 478.45
Renewal of license.
Section 478.46
Insufficient fee.
Section 478.47
Issuance of license.
Section 478.48
Correction of error on license.
Section 478.49
Duration of license.
Section 478.50
Locations covered by license.
Section 478.51
License not transferable.
Section 478.52
Change of address.
Section 478.53
Change in trade name.
Section 478.54
Change of control.
Section 478.55
Continuing partnerships.
Section 478.56
Right of succession by certain persons.
Section 478.57
Discontinuance of business.
Section 478.58
State or other law.
Section 478.59
Abandoned application.
Section 478.60
Certain continuances of business.
Section 478.71
Denial of an application for license.
Section 478.72
Hearing after application denial.
Section 478.73
Notice of revocation, suspension, or imposition of civil fine.
Section 478.74
Request for hearing after notice of suspension, revocation, or imposition of civil fine.
Section 478.75
Service on applicant or licensee.
Section 478.76
Representation at a hearing.
Section 478.77
Designated place of hearing.
Section 478.78
Operations by licensee after notice.
Section 478.91
Posting of license.
Section 478.92
Identification of firearms and armor piercing ammunition by licensed manufacturers and licensed importers.
Section 478.93
Authorized operations by a licensed collector.
Section 478.94
Sales or deliveries between licensees.
Section 478.95
Certified copy of license.
Section 478.96
Out-of-State and mail order sales.
Section 478.97
Loan or rental of firearms.
Section 478.98
Sales or deliveries of destructive devices and certain firearms.
Section 478.99
Certain prohibited sales, purchases, or deliveries.
Section 478.100
Conduct of business away from licensed premises.
Section 478.101
Record of transactions.
Section 478.102
Sales or deliveries of firearms on and after November 30, 1998.
Section 478.103
Posting of signs and written notification to purchasers of handguns.
Section 478.104
Secure gun storage or safety device.
Section 478.111
General.
Section 478.112
Importation by a licensed importer.
Section 478.113
Importation by other licensees.
Section 478.113a
Importation of firearm barrels by nonlicensees.
Section 478.114
Importation by members of the U.S. Armed Forces.
Section 478.115
Exempt importation.
Section 478.116
Conditional importation.
Section 478.117
Function outside a customs territory.
Section 478.118
Importation of certain firearms classified as curios or relics.
Section 478.119
[Reserved]
Section 478.120
Firearms or ammunition imported by or for a nonimmigrant alien.
Section 478.121
General.
Section 478.122
Records maintained by importers.
Section 478.123
Records maintained by manufacturers.
Section 478.124
Firearms transaction record.
Section 478.125
Record of receipt and disposition.
Section 478.125a
Personal firearms collection.
Section 478.126
Furnishing transaction information.
Section 478.126a
Reporting multiple sales or other disposition of pistols and revolvers.
Section 478.127
Discontinuance of business.
Section 478.128
False statement or representation.
Section 478.129
Record retention.
Section 478.131
Firearms transactions not subject to a NICS check.
Section 478.132
[Reserved]
Section 478.133
Records of transactions in semiautomatic assault weapons.
Section 478.134
Sale of firearms to law enforcement officers.
Section 478.141
General.
Section 478.142
Effect of pardons and expunctions of convictions.
Section 478.143
Relief from disabilities incurred by indictment.
Section 478.144
[Reserved]
Section 478.145
Research organizations.
Section 478.146
Deliveries by mail to certain persons.
Section 478.147
Return of firearm.
Section 478.148
Armor piercing ammunition intended for sporting or industrial purposes.
Section 478.149
Armor piercing ammunition manufactured or imported for the purpose of testing or experimentation.
Section 478.150
Alternative to NICS in certain geographical locations.
Section 478.151
Semiautomatic rifles or shotguns for testing or experimentation.
Section 478.152
Seizure and forfeiture.
Section 478.153
[Reserved]
Section 478.171
Exportation.