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§5841 — Registration of firearms

106 cases·23 followed·3 questioned·8 overruled·72 cited—22% support

Statute Text — 26 U.S.C. §5841

(a)Central registry

The Secretary shall maintain a central registry of all firearms in the United States which are not in the possession or under the control of the United States. This registry shall be known as the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record. The registry shall include—

(1)

identification of the firearm;

(2)

date of registration; and

(3)

identification and address of person entitled to possession of the firearm.

(b)By whom registered

Each manufacturer, importer, and maker shall register each firearm he manufactures, imports, or makes. Each firearm transferred shall be registered to the transferee by the transferor.

(c)How registered

Each manufacturer shall notify the Secretary of the manufacture of a firearm in such manner as may by regulations be prescribed and such notification shall effect the registration of the firearm required by this section. Each importer, maker, and transferor of a firearm shall, prior to importing, making, or transferring a firearm, obtain authorization in such manner as required by this chapter or regulations issued thereunder to import, make, or transfer the firearm, and such authorization shall effect the registration of the firearm required by this section.

(d)Firearms registered on effective date of this Act

A person shown as possessing a firearm by the records maintained by the Secretary pursuant to the National Firearms Act in force on the day immediately prior to the effective date of the National Firearms Act of 1968 11 So in original. See References in Text notes below. shall be considered to have registered under this section the firearms in his possession which are disclosed by that record as being in his possession.

(e)Proof of registration

A person possessing a firearm registered as required by this section shall retain proof of registration which shall be made available to the Secretary upon request.

106 Citing Cases

United States v. Baxter · Cir.
United States v. Nickolas Conrad · Cir.
United States v. Robert E. Maloney 466 F.3d 663 · Cir.
United States v. Reyna 358 F.3d 344 · Cir.
United States v. Ronald White, Jr. 863 F.3d 784 · Cir.
United States v. Ronald White, Jr. 915 F.3d 1195 · Cir.
United States v. Nickolas James Conrad 320 F.3d 851 · Cir.
United States v. Reyna 331 F.3d 448 · Cir.
United States v. Aaron Webster 788 F.3d 891 · Cir.
United States v. Mark Edward Myers · Cir.
United States v. Mark A. Medearis · Cir.
United States v. James Arnold 725 F.3d 896 · Cir.
United States v. Smith 508 F.3d 861 · Cir.
United States v. Rollins 552 F.3d 739 · Cir.
United States v. Springer 609 F.3d 885 · Cir.
United States v. Samuel Conrad, III 776 F.3d 253 · Cir.
United States v. Hager · Cir.
United States v. Hedgepeth · Cir.
United States v. Clinton Ross, II · Cir.
United States v. Joseph Johnston · Cir.
United States v. Braun N. Thompson · Cir.
United States v. Gregory Smith · Cir.
United States v. Tommy Rollins, Jr. · Cir.
United States v. Skip Lomax 910 F.3d 1068 · Cir.
United States v. Jason Schaefer 13 F.4th 875 · Cir.
United States v. Tucker 8 F. App'x 364 · Cir.
United States v. Mise 27 F. App'x 408 · Cir.
United States v. Clinton Earl John Ross, Ii, Also Known as Matthew James McCallister 263 F.3d 844 · Cir.
United States v. Kurt Kavoukian 354 F.3d 117 · Cir.
United States v. Christopher Hay 46 F.4th 746 · Cir.
United States v. Joseph K. Johnston 371 F.3d 415 · Cir.
United States v. Braun Nathan Thompson 408 F.3d 994 · Cir.
United States v. Darin L. Hedgepeth 434 F.3d 609 · Cir.
United States v. Philip Maccani 49 F.4th 1126 · Cir.
Firearms Regulatory Accountability Coalition, Inc. v. Merrick B. Garland 112 F.4th 507 · Cir.
American Arms International v. Herbert 563 F.3d 78 · Cir.
United States v. Peterson 127 F.4th 941 · Cir.
United States v. Jon Kucharo 127 F.4th 1152 · Cir.
United States v. Jeremy Young 129 F.4th 459 · Cir.
United States v. Steinman 130 F.4th 693 · Cir.
United States v. Jamond Rush 130 F.4th 633 · Cir.
United States v. Jamond Rush · Cir.
United States v. Peterson · Cir.
United States v. Steinman · Cir.
United States v. Christopher Arthur · Cir.
United States v. Peterson · Cir.
United States v. Peterson · Cir.
United States v. Moses 513 F.3d 727 · Cir.
United States v. Cole 525 F.3d 656 · Cir.
United States v. Valencia 499 F.3d 813 · Cir.
United States v. Fincher 593 F.3d 702 · Cir.
United States v. Fincher 538 F.3d 868 · Cir.
United States v. Beckett 321 F.3d 26 · Cir.
United States v. Fenton 367 F.3d 14 · Cir.
United States v. Fox 429 F.3d 316 · Cir.
United States v. Flemmi 402 F.3d 79 · Cir.
United States v. Giambro 544 F.3d 26 · Cir.
United States v. Riesselman 646 F.3d 1072 · Cir.
United States v. Cristian Rodriguez-Lopez 756 F.3d 422 · Cir.
United States v. Jesus Pineda 770 F.3d 313 · Cir.
United States v. Uzenski · Cir.
United States v. Tackett · Cir.
United States v. Moses, Christopher · Cir.
United States v. Introcaso · Cir.
United States v. Jermaine Harris · Cir.
United States v. Walker · Cir.
United States v. Robert Salter · Cir.
United States v. Robert B. Beltz · Cir.
United States v. Lathan Barnett · Cir.
United States v. Merrill D. Olvey, Jr · Cir.
United States v. Michael A. Valencia · Cir.
United States v. Robert Cole · Cir.
United States v. Hollis Fincher · Cir.
United States v. Hollis Fincher · Cir.
United States v. Ronald White, Jr. 824 F.3d 783 · Cir.
United States v. Tyrell Grimes 825 F.3d 899 · Cir.
United States v. Taj Williams 943 F.3d 606 · Cir.
United States v. Eric McGinnis 956 F.3d 747 · Cir.
United States v. Eric McGinnis · Cir.
United States v. Thomas Kuzma 967 F.3d 959 · Cir.
Aposhian v. Wilkinson 989 F.3d 890 · Cir.
United States v. Shawn Bacon 991 F.3d 835 · Cir.
United States v. Chad Mink 9 F.4th 590 · Cir.
United States v. Rankin 487 F.3d 229 · Cir.
United States v. Shaw 670 F.3d 360 · Cir.
United States v. Demetrius Bailey · Cir.
United States v. Bass 315 F.3d 560 · Cir.
United States v. Rucker 23 F. App'x 484 · Cir.
United States v. Wade 30 F. App'x 368 · Cir.
United States v. Johnson 39 F. App'x 114 · Cir.
United States v. Pierre S. MacKey 265 F.3d 457 · Cir.
United States v. Shawn Oliver Bass 315 F.3d 561 · Cir.
United States v. Robert Jackson Salter 358 F.3d 1080 · Cir.
United States v. Robert B. Beltz 385 F.3d 1158 · Cir.
United States v. Lathan Matrell Barnett 410 F.3d 1048 · Cir.
United States v. Thomas Edward Uzenski 434 F.3d 690 · Cir.
United States v. Merrill D. Olvey, Jr. 437 F.3d 804 · Cir.
United States v. Adrian Riley 452 F.3d 160 · Cir.
United States v. Michael Walker 473 F.3d 71 · Cir.
United States v. Thomas Russell Tackett 486 F.3d 230 · Cir.
United States v. Zaleski 686 F.3d 90 · Cir.
United States v. Talvin Lawing 703 F.3d 229 · Cir.
United States v. Fox 393 F.3d 52 · Cir.
United States v. Thompson 86 F. App'x 130 · Cir.
Scott Hardin v. ATF 65 F.4th 895 · Cir.
Ken Paxton, Atty Gen v. Dettelbach 105 F.4th 708 · Cir.