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The Hughes Amendment, added to the 1986 Firearms Owners’ Protection Act, banned new civilian machine guns after a controversial House voice vote. Here’s how it happened.
A Texas gun club and three members have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the 1986 machine gun ban under 18 U.S.C. § 922(o), arguing Congress exceeded its enumerated powers.
West Virginia Senate Bill 1071, commonly referred to as the “Machine Gun Bill,” will not proceed in the current legislative session.
FN America, LLC, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a $9.9 million contract to supply the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy with FN M240B machine guns.
New legal strategy argues the ATF may have misinterpreted the Hughes Amendment’s 1986 machine gun ban. Gun law expert Stephen Halbrook explains the argument and how states could force a court challenge.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit overturned a machine gun possession conviction against an Iowa police chief in United States v. Brad Wendt, while leaving fraud convictions intact.
Idaho Senate Bill 1349 prepares to authorize civilian machine guns if the Hughes Amendment falls, positioning the state as a Second Amendment leader.
West Virginia’s SB 1071 would allow state-facilitated machine gun sales, but opposition and Senate delays now threaten the bill’s survival.
1986 wasn’t just a bad year for machine guns. It was the beginning of a regulatory power grab that we’re only now in a position to challenge.
This legislation establishes an Office of Public Defense within the Kentucky State Police, tasked with acquiring and transferring modern, select-fire machine guns directly to law-abiding citizens.
SB1071 would create a state-run Office of Public Defense within the West Virginia State Police to procure and sell modern, select-fire machine guns directly to qualified, law-abiding citizens.
The bill would establish state-run entities to purchase and transfer fully automatic machine guns to qualified, law-abiding private citizens.
HB 4185 has a single purpose “to repeal the section of code making it unlawful to possess a fully automatic weapon.”
If you were hoping for a green light on full-auto machine guns, this isn’t it… don’t let a bad-facts case set the rules for all American patriots….
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled that machineguns are protected by the Second Amendment, but said a ban on the category of firearms passes Constitutional muster.
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If machine guns aren’t protected, the Second Amendment is a dead letter and anyone who maintains otherwise is a fraud.
By the time I was involved in active fighting in Vietnam in 1968, the “heavy” infantry machineguns of World War fame were all gone. My unit (USMC Infantry) was equipped with the open-bolt, gas-operated, belt-fed M60 machine guns.
The ruling is a triumph for gun rights advocates who argue that the Second Amendment guarantees the right to possess a broad range of arms [Tanks, Bombs, Jets],,,,
There were fewer than 100,000 registered machine guns in 1986, today that number exceeds 700,000—highlighting the ongoing militarization of law enforcement….
Know on the street as “Glock Switches,” illegally installed on some handguns, allowing the pistol to be fired full-auto! ATF has a full plate!
Gun control groups reacted with dismay to the decision, & highlighted the apparently sinister fact that Judge Broomes was appointed by former President Trump….
In a groundbreaking decision, the U.S. District Court in Kansas ruled that machine guns and your GOD-given right to have one are protected under the Second Amendment.
The international strategic alliance positions FN as the primary manufacturer of Texas-based True Velocity’s .338 Norma machine gun, both in the United States and the United Kingdom.
In a rare but welcome turn of events, about 4,000 machine guns that were previously classified as “dealer samples” are now fully transferable to private collectors.
I believe it is a field improvisation of four .30 caliber M1919A4 machine guns in a linear quad mount. It is designed for use on ground targets.
Join the Ohio Ordnance Works team and experience the Recoil Enhanced Automatic Precision Rifle (REAPR) – a revolution in modern military general purpose machine guns (GPMG).
At this point, gun owners don’t expect journalists to have a firm, or even loose, grasp on U.S. firearms law, but they might expect that of their U.S. Attorneys.
Reasonable people can question the wisdom of banning the mere possession of inanimate objects rather than focusing on their intentional misuse. However…
Vickers faces a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison for conspiracy to violate federal law regulating firearms and a maximum of 20 years in federal prison for conspiracy
