Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 18 : Section 922


   

U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 922 - Notes
                                APPENDIX A                            
                                   SOURCE
    (Added Pub. L. 90-351, title IV, Sec. 902, June 19, 1968, 82 Stat.
    228; amended Pub. L. 90-618, title I, Sec. 102, Oct. 22, 1968, 82
    Stat. 1216; Pub. L. 97-377, title I, Sec. 165(a), Dec. 21, 1982, 96
    Stat. 1923; Pub. L. 99-308, Sec. 102, May 19, 1986, 100 Stat. 451;
    Pub. L. 99-408, Sec. 2, Aug. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 920; Pub. L.
    99-514, Sec. 2, Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2095; Pub. L. 100-649,
    Sec. 2(a), (f)(2)(A), Nov. 10, 1988, 102 Stat. 3816, 3818; Pub. L.
    100-690, title VII, Sec. 7060(c), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4404;
    Pub. L. 101-647, title XVII, Sec. 1702(b)(1), title XXII, Secs.
    2201, 2202, 2204(b), title XXXV, Sec. 3524, Nov. 29, 1990, 104
    Stat. 4844, 4856, 4857, 4924; Pub. L. 103-159, title I, Sec.
    102(a)(1), (b), title III, Sec. 302(a)-(c), Nov. 30, 1993, 107
    Stat. 1536, 1539, 1545; Pub. L. 103-322, title XI, Secs. 110102(a),
    110103(a), 110106, 110201(a), 110401(b), (c), 110511, 110514, title
    XXXII, Secs. 320904, 320927, title XXXIII, Sec. 330011(i), Sept.
    13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1996, 1998, 2000, 2010, 2014, 2019, 2125, 2131,
    2145; Pub. L. 104-208, div. A, title I, Sec. 101(f) [title VI,
    Secs. 657, 658(b)], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009-314, 3009-369,
    3009-372; Pub. L. 104-294, title VI, Sec. 603(b), (c)(1),
    (d)-(f)(1), (g), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3503, 3504; Pub. L.
    105-277, div. A, Sec. 101(b) [title I, Sec. 121], Oct. 21, 1998,
    112 Stat. 2681-50, 2681-71; Pub. L. 107-273, div. B, title IV, Sec.
    4003(a)(1), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1811; Pub. L. 107-296, title
    XI, Sec. 1112(f)(4), (6), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2276.)
                           AMENDMENT OF SECTION                       
      Pub. L. 100-649, Sec. 2(f)(2)(A), Nov. 10, 1988, 102 Stat. 3818,
    as amended by Pub. L. 105-277, div. A, Sec. 101(h) [title VI, Sec.
    649], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681-480, 2681-528; Pub. L. 108-174,
    Sec. 1(1), Dec. 9, 2003, 117 Stat. 2481, provided that, effective
    25 years after the 30th day beginning after Nov. 10, 1988,
    subsection (p) of this section is repealed.
      For repeal of amendments by section 110105(2) of Pub. L. 103-322,
    see Effective and Termination Dates of 1994 Amendment note below.
                            REFERENCES IN TEXT                        
      The effective date of this chapter, referred to in subsec.
    (a)(3), is December 16, 1968.
      Section 5845 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, referred to in
    subsecs. (a)(4) and (b)(4), is classified to section 5845 of Title
    26, Internal Revenue Code.
      For date this subsection takes effect, referred to in subsec.
    (o)(2)(B), as May 19, 1986, see Effective Date of 1986 Amendment
    note, set out below.
      The date of the enactment of this subsection and the date of the
    enactment of the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988, referred to in
    subsec. (p)(2)(C)(i), (6), respectively, are both the date of
    enactment of Pub. L. 100-649, which enacted subsec. (p) of this
    section and which was approved Nov. 10, 1988.
      The date of enactment of this subsection, referred to in subsec.
    (s)(1), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 103-159, which was
    approved Nov. 30, 1993.
      Section 5812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, referred to in
    subsecs. (s)(1)(E) and (t)(3)(B), is classified to section 5812 of
    Title 26, Internal Revenue Code.
      Section 1028 of this title, referred to in subsec. (s)(3)(A), was
    subsequently amended, and section 1028(d)(1) no longer defines the
    term "identification document". However, such term is defined
    elsewhere in that section.
      Section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act, referred to in
    subsec. (s)(3)(B)(iii), is classified to section 802 of Title 21,
    Food and Drugs.
      Section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act,
    referred to in subsec. (t)(1), is section 103 of Pub. L. 103-159,
    which is set out below.
      The date of the enactment of this subsection, referred to in
    subsecs. (v)(2) and (w)(2), is the date of enactment of Pub. L.
    103-322, which was approved Sept. 13, 1994.
      The Atomic Energy Act of 1954, referred to in subsecs. (v)(4)(B)
    and (w)(3)(B), is act Aug. 1, 1946, ch. 724, as added by act Aug.
    30, 1954, ch. 1073, Sec. 1, 68 Stat. 921, and amended. Title I of
    the Act is classified generally to division A (Sec. 2011 et seq.)
    of chapter 23 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For
    complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title
    note set out under section 2011 of Title 42 and Tables.
                                AMENDMENTS                            
      2002 - Subsecs. (a) to (c), (p)(2) to (4). Pub. L. 107-296, Sec.
    1112(f)(6), substituted "Attorney General" for "Secretary" wherever
    appearing.
      Subsec. (p)(5)(A). Pub. L. 107-296, Sec. 1112(f)(4), substituted
    "after consultation with the Attorney General" for "after
    consultation with the Secretary".
      Subsecs. (r), (s). Pub. L. 107-296, Sec. 1112(f)(6), substituted
    "Attorney General" for "Secretary" wherever appearing.
      Subsec. (t)(1)(C). Pub. L. 107-273 substituted "1028(d)" for
    "1028(d)(1)".
      Subsecs. (t)(3), (5), (v), (w). Pub. L. 107-296, Sec. 1112(f)(6),
    substituted "Attorney General" for "Secretary" wherever appearing.
      1998 - Subsec. (d)(5). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 101(b) [title I,
    Sec. 121(1)], added par. (5) and struck out former par. (5) which
    read as follows: "who, being an alien, is illegally or unlawfully
    in the United States;".
      Subsec. (g)(5). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 101(b) [title I, Sec.
    121(2)], added par. (5) and struck out former par. (5) which read
    as follows: "who, being an alien, is illegally or unlawfully in the
    United States;".
      Subsec. (s)(3)(B)(v). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 101(b) [title I, Sec.
    121(3)], added cl. (v) and struck out former cl. (v) which read as
    follows: "is not an alien who is illegally or unlawfully in the
    United States;".
      Subsec. (y). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 101(b) [title I, Sec. 121(4)],
    added subsec. (y).
      1996 - Pub. L. 104-294, Sec. 603(g), amended Appendix A by
    substituting "Uberti 1866 Sporting Rifle" for "Uberti 1866 Sporting
    Rilfe" in category designated "Centerfire Rifles - Lever & Slide",
    "Sako FiberClass Sporter" for "Sako Fiberclass Sporter" in category
    designated "Centerfire Rifles - Bolt Action", "Remington 870 SPS
    Special Purpose Magnum" for "Remington 879 SPS Special Purpose
    Magnum" in category designated "Shotguns - Slide Actions", and
    "E.A.A./Sabatti Falcon-Mon Over/Under" for "E.A.A/Sabatti
    Falcon-Mon Over/Under" in category designated "Shotguns -
    Over/Unders".
      Subsec. (d)(9). Pub. L. 104-208, Sec. 101(f) [Sec. 658(b)(1)],
    added par. (9).
      Subsec. (g)(7). Pub. L. 104-208, Sec. 101(f) [Sec. 658(b)(2)(A)],
    struck out "or" at end.
      Subsec. (g)(8)(C)(ii). Pub. L. 104-294, Sec. 603(b), which
    directed the amendment of cl. (ii) by substituting a semicolon for
    the comma at end, could not be executed because of the prior
    amendment by Pub. L. 104-208, Sec. 101(f) [Sec. 658(b)(2)]. See
    below.
      Pub. L. 104-208, Sec. 101(f) [Sec. 658(b)(2)(B)], substituted ";
    or" for comma at end.
      Subsec. (g)(9). Pub. L. 104-208, Sec. 101(f) [Sec. 658(b)(2)(C)],
    added par. (9).
      Subsec. (q). Pub. L. 104-208, Sec. 101(f) [title VI, Sec. 657],
    amended subsec. generally, revising and restating former
    provisions.
      Subsec. (s)(1). Pub. L. 104-294, Sec. 603(c)(1), amended
    directory language of Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 320927. See 1994
    Amendment note below.
      Subsec. (s)(3)(B)(i). Pub. L. 104-208, Sec. 101(f) [title VI,
    Sec. 658(b)(3)], inserted ", and has not been convicted in any
    court of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence" before the
    semicolon.
      Subsec. (t)(2). Pub. L. 104-294, Sec. 603(d), substituted
    "subsection (g) or (n)" for "section 922(g) or (n)" in introductory
    provisions.
      Subsec. (w)(4). Pub. L. 104-294, Sec. 603(e), substituted
    "section 923(i) of this title" for "section 923(i) of title 18,
    United States Code,".
      Subsec. (x). Pub. L. 104-294, Sec. 603(f)(1), amended directory
    language of Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 110201(a). See 1994 Amendment
    note below.
      1994 - Pub. L. 103-322, Secs. 110105(2), 110106, temporarily
    added Appendix A at end of section. See Effective and Termination
    Dates of 1994 Amendment note below.
      Subsec. (a)(9). Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 110514, added par. (9).
      Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 330011(i), amended
    directory language of Pub. L. 101-647, Sec. 3524. See 1990
    Amendment note below.
      Subsec. (d)(8). Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 110401(b), added par. (8).
      Subsec. (g)(8). Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 110401(c), added par. (8).
      Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 110511, amended subsec. (j)
    generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (j) read as follows: "It
    shall be unlawful for any person to receive, conceal, store,
    barter, sell, or dispose of any stolen firearm or stolen
    ammunition, or pledge or accept as security for a loan any stolen
    firearm or stolen ammunition, which is moving as, which is a part
    of, which constitutes, or which has been shipped or transported in,
    interstate or foreign commerce, knowing or having reasonable cause
    to believe that the firearm or ammunition was stolen."
      Subsec. (q). Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 320904, added par. (1) and
    redesignated former pars. (1) to (3) as (2) to (4), respectively.
      Subsec. (s)(1). Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 320927, as amended by Pub.
    L. 104-294, Sec. 603(c)(1), inserted "(other than the return of a
    handgun to the person from whom it was received)" after "handgun"
    in introductory provisions.
      Subsec. (v). Pub. L. 103-322, Secs. 110102(a), 110105(2),
    temporarily added subsec. (v). See Effective and Termination Dates
    of 1994 Amendment note below.
      Subsec. (w). Pub. L. 103-322, Secs. 110103(a), 110105(2),
    temporarily added subsec. (w). See Effective and Termination Dates
    of 1994 Amendment note below.
      Subsec. (x). Pub. L. 103-322, Sec. 110201(a), as amended by Pub.
    L. 104-294, Sec. 603(f)(1), added subsec. (x).
      1993 - Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 103-159, Sec. 302(a), inserted at end
    "No common or contract carrier shall require or cause any label,
    tag, or other written notice to be placed on the outside of any
    package, luggage, or other container that such package, luggage, or
    other container contains a firearm."
      Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 103-159, Sec. 302(b), designated existing
    provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).
      Subsec. (s). Pub. L. 103-159, Sec. 102(a)(1), added subsec. (s).
      Subsec. (t). Pub. L. 103-159, Sec. 102(b), added subsec. (t).
      Subsec. (u). Pub. L. 103-159, Sec. 302(c), added subsec. (u).
      1990 - Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 101-647, Sec. 2201, substituted
    "does not reside in (or if the person is a corporation or other
    business entity, does not maintain a place of business in) the
    State in which the transferor resides;" for "resides in any State
    other than that in which the transferor resides (or other than that
    in which its place of business is located if the transferor is a
    corporation or other business entity);".
      Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 101-647, Sec. 3524, as amended by Pub. L.
    103-322, Sec. 330011(i), substituted semicolon for period at end.
      Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 101-647, Sec. 2202(a), substituted "which
    constitutes, or which has been shipped or transported in" for "or
    which constitutes".
      Subsec. (k). Pub. L. 101-647, Sec. 2202(b), inserted before
    period at end "or to possess or receive any firearm which has had
    the importer's or manufacturer's serial number removed,
    obliterated, or altered and has, at any time, been shipped or
    transported in interstate or foreign commerce".
      Subsec. (q). Pub. L. 101-647, Sec. 1702(b)(1), added subsec. (q).
      Subsec. (r). Pub. L. 101-647, Sec. 2204(b), added subsec. (r).
      1988 - Subsec. (g)(3). Pub. L. 100-690 inserted "who" before
    "is".
      Subsec. (p). Pub. L. 100-649 added subsec. (p).
      1986 - Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 99-308, Sec. 102(1), amended par.
    (1) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows: "for
    any person, except a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or
    licensed dealer, to engage in the business of importing,
    manufacturing, or dealing in firearms or ammunition, or in the
    course of such business to ship, transport, or receive any firearm
    or ammunition in interstate or foreign commerce;"
      Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 99-308, Sec. 102(2)(A), in provision
    preceding subpar. (A) struck out "or ammunition" after "any
    firearm".
      Subsec. (a)(2)(A). Pub. L. 99-308, Sec. 102(2)(B), substituted
    "licensed dealer, or licensed collector" for "or licensed dealer
    for the sole purpose of repair or customizing".
      Subsec. (a)(3)(B). Pub. L. 99-308, Sec. 102(3), substituted
    "firearm" for "rifle or shotgun" and "with subsection (b)(3) of
    this section" for "with the provisions of subsection (b)(3) of this
    section".
      Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 99-514 substituted "Internal Revenue Code
    of 1986" for "Internal Revenue Code of 1954".
      Subsec. (a)(7), (8). Pub. L. 99-408 added pars. (7) and (8).
      Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 99-308, Sec. 102(4)(A), struck out "or
    ammunition" after "firearm" in two places.
      Subsec. (b)(3)(A). Pub. L. 99-308, Sec. 102(4)(B), inserted a new
    cl. (A) and struck out former cl. (A) which provided that par. (3)
    "shall not apply to the sale or delivery of a rifle or shotgun to a
    resident of a State contiguous to the State in which the licensee's
    place of business is located if the purchaser's State of residence
    permits such sale or delivery by law, the sale fully complies with
    the legal conditions of sale in both such contiguous States, and
    the purchaser and the licensee have, prior to the sale, or delivery
    for sale, of the rifle or shotgun, complied with all of the
    requirements of section 922(c) applicable to intrastate
    transactions other than at the licensee's business premises,".
      Subsec. (b)(3)(B), (C). Pub. L. 99-308, Sec. 102(4)(C), (D),
    inserted "and" before "(B)" and struck out cl. (C), which provided
    that par. (3) "shall not preclude any person who is participating
    in any organized rifle or shotgun match or contest, or is engaged
    in hunting, in a State other than his State of residence and whose
    rifle or shotgun has been lost or stolen or has become inoperative
    in such other State, from purchasing a rifle or shotgun in such
    other State from a licensed dealer if such person presents to such
    dealer a sworn statement (i) that his rifle or shotgun was lost or
    stolen or became inoperative while participating in such a match or
    contest, or while engaged in hunting, in such other State, and (ii)
    identifying the chief law enforcement officer of the locality in
    which such person resides, to whom such licensed dealer shall
    forward such statement by registered mail".
      Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 99-514 substituted "Internal Revenue Code
    of 1986" for "Internal Revenue Code of 1954".
      Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 99-308, Sec. 102(4)(E), substituted "or
    armor-piercing ammunition" for "or ammunition except .22 caliber
    rimfire ammunition".
      Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 99-308, Sec. 102(5)(A), substituted "person"
    for "licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or
    licensed collector" in provision preceding par. (1).
      Subsec. (d)(3). Pub. L. 99-308, Sec. 102(5)(B), amended par. (3)
    generally. Prior to amendment, par. (3) read as follows: "is an
    unlawful user of or addicted to marihuana or any depressant or
    stimulant drug (as defined in section 201(v) of the Federal Food,
    Drug, and Cosmetic Act) or narcotic drug (as defined in section
    4731(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954); or".
      Subsec. (d)(5) to (7). Pub. L. 99-308, Sec. 102(5)(C), (D), added
    pars. (5) to (7).
      Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 99-308, Sec. 102(6)(D), in concluding
    provision substituted "in interstate or foreign commerce, or
    possess in or affecting commerce, any firearm or ammunition; or to
    receive any firearm or ammunition which has been shipped or
    transported in interstate or foreign commerce" for "any firearm or
    ammunition in interstate or foreign commerce".
      Subsec. (g)(1). Pub. L. 99-308, Sec. 102(6)(A), struck out "is
    under indictment for, or who" after "who".
      Subsec. (g)(3). Pub. L. 99-308, Sec. 102(6)(B), amended par. (3)
    generally. Prior to amendment, par. (3) read as follows: "who is an
    unlawful user of or addicted to marihuana or any depressant or
    stimulant drug (as defined in section 201(v) of the Federal Food,
    Drug, and Cosmetic Act) or narcotic drug (as defined in section
    4731(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954); or".
      Subsec. (g)(5) to (7). Pub. L. 99-308, Sec. 102(6)(C), added
    pars. (5) to (7).
      Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 99-308, Sec. 102(7), amended subsec. (h)
    generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (h) read as follows: "It
    shall be unlawful for any person - 
        "(1) who is under indictment for, or who has been convicted in
      any court of, a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term
      exceeding one year;
        "(2) who is a fugitive from justice;
        "(3) who is an unlawful user of or addicted to marihuana or any
      depressant or stimulant drug (as defined in section 201(v) of the
      Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) or narcotic drug (as
      defined in section 4731(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954);
      or
        "(4) who has been adjudicated as a mental defective or who has
      been committed to any mental institution;
    to receive any firearm or ammunition which has been shipped or
    transported in interstate or foreign commerce."
      Subsec. (n). Pub. L. 99-308, Sec. 102(8), added subsec. (n).
      Subsec. (o). Pub. L. 99-308, Sec. 102(9), added subsec. (o).
      1982 - Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 97-377 inserted "except .22
    caliber rimfire ammunition" after "or ammunition".
      1968 - Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 90-618 reenacted par. (1) without
    change.
      Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 90-618 added licensed collectors to the
    enumerated list of licensees subject to the provisions of this
    chapter, struck out exemption for the shipment or transportation in
    interstate or foreign commerce for rifles or shotguns, and inserted
    exemption authorizing an individual to mail a lawfully owned
    firearm to the specified licensees for the sole purpose of repair
    or customizing.
      Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 90-618 added licensed collectors to the
    enumerated list of licensees, struck out exemption for shotguns or
    rifles purchased or otherwise obtained outside the state of
    residence of the recipient, struck out provision making it unlawful
    for any person to purchase or otherwise obtain outside his state of
    residence any firearm which it would be unlawful for him to
    purchase or possess in that state, and provided for exemptions when
    any person outside of his state of residence acquires a firearm by
    bequest or interstate succession and transports the firearm or
    otherwise receives it in his state of residence, if it is lawful
    for such person to purchase or possess such firearm in his state of
    residence, when a rifle or shotgun is obtained in conformity with
    the provisions of subsec. (b)(3) of this section, and when any
    firearm has been acquired in any state prior to the effective date
    of this chapter.
      Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 90-618 added licensed collectors to the
    enumerated list of licensees, and provided that the transporting of
    the specified articles be authorized by the Secretary when
    consistent with public safety and necessity.
      Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 90-618 added licensed collectors to the
    enumerated list of exempted licensees, prohibited the transfer,
    etc., of any firearm when the transferor has reasonable cause to
    believe that the transferee resides in a State other than that in
    which the transferor resides, and substituted provisions which
    exempted the transfer, transportation, or delivery of firearms
    incident to a bequest or intestate succession and the loan or
    rental of firearms to any person for temporary use for lawful
    sporting purposes for provisions which exempted the transfer of
    shotguns or rifles and prohibited the transfer, etc., of any
    firearm which the transferee could not lawfully purchase or possess
    in accord with the applicable laws, regulations or ordinances of
    the state or political subdivision in which the transferee resides.
      Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 90-618 added licensed collectors to the
    enumerated list of licensees, and extended the provisions to
    include the acquisition or attempted acquisition of ammunition.
      Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 90-618, in provision preceding par. (1),
    added licensed collectors to the enumerated list of licensees.
      Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 90-618 substituted provisions making it
    unlawful to sell or deliver any firearm or ammunition to any
    individual who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to
    believe is less than 18, and to sell or deliver any firearm, other
    than a rifle or shotgun, or ammunition, other than ammunition for a
    rifle or shotgun, to any individual who the licensee knows or has
    reasonable cause to believe is less than 21, for provisions making
    it unlawful to sell or deliver any firearm to any individual who
    the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe is less than
    21, if the firearm is other than a shotgun or rifle.
      Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 90-618 extended the prohibition to
    include the sale or delivery of ammunition to any person where the
    purchase or possession by such person of such ammunition would be
    unlawful, and struck out "or in the locality in which such person
    resides" after "or other disposition,".
      Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 90-618 inserted the exemptions to the
    prohibition against the sale or delivery of any firearm to any
    person who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe
    does not reside in the state in which the licensee's place of
    business is located.
      Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 90-618 substituted provisions making it
    unlawful to sell or deliver any of the specified articles, except
    as specifically authorized by the Secretary as consistent with
    public safety and necessity, for provisions making it unlawful to
    sell or deliver any of the specified articles, unless the
    transferor has obtained a sworn statement executed by the principal
    law enforcement officer of the locality in which the transferee
    resides stating that such person's receipt or possession would not
    be unlawful, and that the receipt or possession is intended for
    lawful purposes, with such sworn statement to be retained by the
    licensee as part of the records required to be kept under this
    chapter.
      Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 90-618 extended the prohibition to
    include the sale or delivery of ammunition and, in the material
    following subsec. (b)(5), added licensed collectors to the
    enumerated list of licensees, and the provision that subsec. (b)(4)
    shall not apply to a sale or delivery to any research organization
    designated by the Secretary.
      Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 90-618 added subsec. (c), redesignated
    former subsec. (c) as (d), added licensed collectors to the
    enumerated list of licensees, extended the prohibition against
    disposal of firearms or ammunition to include the disposal by any
    person who is an unlawful user of or addicted to marihuana or any
    depressant, stimulant, or narcotic drug, or any person who has been
    adjudicated a mental defective or has been committed to any mental
    institution, and inserted "or ammunition" after "the sale or
    disposition of a firearm". Former subsec. (d) redesignated (f).
      Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 90-618 added subsec. (e). Former subsec. (e)
    redesignated (g).
      Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 90-618 redesignated former subsec. (d) as
    (f) and extended the prohibition against transportation or delivery
    to include ammunition. Former subsec. (f) redesignated (h).
      Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 90-618 redesignated former subsec. (e) as
    (g) and extended the prohibition against the shipment or
    transportation of firearms or ammunition to include the shipment or
    transportation by any persons who is an unlawful user of or
    addicted to marihuana or any depressant, stimulant, or narcotic
    drug, or any person who has been adjudicated a mental defective or
    has been committed to a mental institution. Former subsec. (g)
    redesignated (i).
      Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 90-618 redesignated former subsec. (f) as
    (h) and extended the prohibition against the receipt of any
    firearms or ammunition to include the receipt by any person who is
    an unlawful user of or addicted to marihuana or any depressant,
    stimulant, or narcotic drug, or any person who has been adjudicated
    a mental defective or has been committed to any mental institution.
    Former subsec. (h) redesignated (j).
      Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 90-618 redesignated former subsec. (g) as
    (i) and substituted "that the firearm or ammunition was" for "the
    same to have been". Former subsec. (i) redesignated (k).
      Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 90-618 redesignated former subsec. (h) as
    (j) and substituted "which is moving as, which is a part of," for
    "moving as or which is a part of" and "that the firearm or
    ammunition was" for "the same to have been". Former subsec. (j)
    redesignated (l).
      Subsec. (k). Pub. L. 90-618 redesignated former subsec. (i) as
    (k). Former subsec. (k) redesignated (m).
      Subsec. (l). Pub. L. 90-618 redesignated former subsec. (j) as
    (l).
      Subsec. (m). Pub. L. 90-618 redesignated former subsec. (k) as
    (m) and added licensed collectors to the enumerated list of
    licensees.
                              CHANGE OF NAME                          
      Post Office Department, referred to in subsec. (c)(2),
    redesignated United States Postal Service pursuant to Pub. L.
    91-375, Sec. 6(o), Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 733, set out as a note
    preceding section 101 of Title 39, Postal Service.
                     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.
                   SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS               
      This section is referred to in sections 923, 924, 925, 925A, 926,
    1956, 2516, 5031, 5032 of this title; title 8 section 1101; title
    22 section 2415; title 26 section 4182; title 36 sections 40723,
    40732, 40733; title 42 section 5633.

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