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36 U.S.C. § 40732Sale of firearms and supplies

submitted 28 years ago by Pub. L. 105-225 to r/title-36-PATRIOTIC-AND-NATIONAL-OBSERVANCES-CEREMONIES-AND-ORGANIZATIONS · 399 words · no verdicts yet

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The corporation may sell surplus rifles, pistols, shotguns, and ammunition to affiliated groups. Gun club members can also buy these items, but must pass a criminal background check. Felons and certain gun-law violators may not buy, and full-auto conversion parts can't be resold.

(a) Affiliated Organizations The corporation may sell, at fair market value, surplus caliber .22 rimfire rifles, caliber .30 surplus rifles, caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 surplus pistols, and surplus pump-action shotguns (except a shotgun that is a modular add-on to a service rifle, or that meets the "short-barreled shotgun" definition in section 921(a)(6) of title 18) — plus air rifles, caliber .22 and .30 ammunition, repair parts, and other supplies — to organizations affiliated with the corporation that provide firearms training. (b) Gun Club Members (1) The corporation may also sell these same items, at fair market value, to a United States citizen who is legally of age and belongs to a corporation-affiliated gun club. (2) Except as provided in section 40733, these sales must follow applicable federal, state, and local law. The corporation must also set up a process to run a criminal records check on the buyer with U.S. government and state law enforcement agencies. (c) Limitation on Sales (1) No one who acquires a firearm under this chapter may sell a repair part designed to convert that firearm to fire fully automatically. (2) The corporation may not sell any item to someone convicted of (A) a felony, or (B) violating section 922 of title 18. (d) Sales by Other Persons A person who receives a rifle, ammunition, repair parts, or supplies under section 40728B(c) may resell them at fair market value. For rifles other than caliber .22 rimfire and caliber .30 rifles, the seller must get a federal dealer's license, keep the acquisition and sales records that license requires, and run background checks, all under chapter 44 of title 18.
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(a)Affiliated Organizations.—

The corporation may sell, at fair market value, surplus caliber .22 rimfire rifles, caliber .30 surplus rifles, caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 surplus pistols, and surplus pump action shotguns (except any shotgun that is a modular ancillary addition to a service rifle, or meets the definition of a “short-barreled shotgun” as that term is defined in section 921(a)(6) of title 18, United States Code), air rifles, caliber .22 and .30 ammunition, repair parts, and other supplies to organizations affiliated with the corporation that provide training in the use of firearms.

(b)Gun Club Members.—
(1)

The corporation may sell, at fair market value, surplus caliber .22 rimfire rifles, caliber .30 surplus rifles, caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 surplus pistols, and surplus pump action shotguns (except any shotgun that is a modular ancillary addition to a service rifle, or meets the definition of a “short-barreled shotgun” as that term is defined in section 921(a)(6) of title 18, United States Code), ammunition, repair parts and other supplies necessary for target practice to a citizen of the United States who is legally of age and who is a member of a gun club affiliated with the corporation.

(2)

Except as provided in section 40733 of this title, sales under this subsection are subject to applicable United States, State, and local law. In addition to any other requirement, the corporation shall establish procedures to obtain a criminal records check of the individual with United States Government and State law enforcement agencies.

(c)Limitation on Sales.—
(1)

No person acquiring a firearm under this chapter may sell a repair part designed to convert a firearm to fire in a fully automatic mode.

(2)

The corporation may not sell any item to an individual who has been convicted of—

(A)

a felony; or

(B)

a violation of section 922 of title 18.

(d)Sales by Other Persons.—

A person who receives a rifle or any ammunition, repair parts, or supplies under section 40728B(c) of this title may sell, at fair market value, such rifle, ammunition, repair parts, or supplies. With respect to rifles other than caliber .22 rimfire and caliber .30 rifles, the seller shall obtain a license as a dealer in rifles and abide by all requirements imposed on persons licensed under chapter 44 of title 18, including maintaining acquisition and disposition records, and conducting background checks.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1340; Pub. L. 114–92, div. A, title X, § 1087(a)(2)(C), Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 1013; Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title X, § 1096(b), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2441; Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title X, § 1062(b), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1047.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1998Enacted · Pub. L. 105-225 · 112 Stat. 1340
  • 2015Amended · Pub. L. 114-92 · 129 Stat. 1013
  • 2016Amended · Pub. L. 114-328 · 130 Stat. 2441
  • 2025Amended · Pub. L. 119-60 · 139 Stat. 1047

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 105-225 on 1998-08-12.

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