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<blockquote data-quote="Dave70968" data-source="post: 3051167" data-attributes="member: 13624"><p>Because of the confusion surrounding this law in several threads I've seen (two of which are active at the time of this writing), I'd like to open a discussion thread on the topic for the benefit of all. As I said elsewhere:</p><p></p><p>18 U.S.C. 922 is a huge piece of law, with twenty-six clauses (it literally goes to "z"), each with subclauses. It deals with importing, manufacturing, licensing, personal possession, transportation, machine guns, etc. It's long, complex, and ugly to read. I usually have to read it two or three times to really parse it, and that's before you even get to the bits that require knowledge of caselaw or that have been delegated to rulemaking authority and/or attorney general (etc.) opinion.</p><p></p><p>Given that this is <em>the</em> major federal law affecting us, I think it's important for us to understand it. I'd like to help with that understanding. Most of you know that I'm an attorney, admitted to practice in Oklahoma. I'll answer your questions and discuss anything you'd like on the topic, with the understanding that A) I'm giving my opinion; others may have different opinions; B) nothing I say here constitutes legal advice; C) nothing said here has any sort of attorney-client or other privilege; and D) I'm giving the best I can generally, but this can be a highly technical and fact-specific matter, so little things can change a good answer to one that is dead wrong under particular circumstances.</p><p></p><p>If any of the other numerous attorneys on the board want to join in--particularly to point out any mistakes I make or t offer alternative opinions--I'd welcome you. Please identify yourself as a lawyer so we know you're speaking from a position of familiarity with law.</p><p></p><p>So...the text of 922 is at <a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/922" target="_blank">https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/922</a> . What's on your mind?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave70968, post: 3051167, member: 13624"] Because of the confusion surrounding this law in several threads I've seen (two of which are active at the time of this writing), I'd like to open a discussion thread on the topic for the benefit of all. As I said elsewhere: 18 U.S.C. 922 is a huge piece of law, with twenty-six clauses (it literally goes to "z"), each with subclauses. It deals with importing, manufacturing, licensing, personal possession, transportation, machine guns, etc. It's long, complex, and ugly to read. I usually have to read it two or three times to really parse it, and that's before you even get to the bits that require knowledge of caselaw or that have been delegated to rulemaking authority and/or attorney general (etc.) opinion. Given that this is [I]the[/I] major federal law affecting us, I think it's important for us to understand it. I'd like to help with that understanding. Most of you know that I'm an attorney, admitted to practice in Oklahoma. I'll answer your questions and discuss anything you'd like on the topic, with the understanding that A) I'm giving my opinion; others may have different opinions; B) nothing I say here constitutes legal advice; C) nothing said here has any sort of attorney-client or other privilege; and D) I'm giving the best I can generally, but this can be a highly technical and fact-specific matter, so little things can change a good answer to one that is dead wrong under particular circumstances. If any of the other numerous attorneys on the board want to join in--particularly to point out any mistakes I make or t offer alternative opinions--I'd welcome you. Please identify yourself as a lawyer so we know you're speaking from a position of familiarity with law. So...the text of 922 is at [URL]https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/922[/URL] . What's on your mind? [/QUOTE]
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