Federal Criminal Law Firearms EPO #3

EPO #3: Identify the weapons listed that require registration with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, & Firearms, and those weapons that are prohibited on a federal facility. (LGD Handbook pp. 161-164)

• Short-barrel shotgun

• short -barrel rile 

• Machine guns

• Silencer/Suppressor 

• Destructive Devices 

Weapons that require registration with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, & Firearms:

Short-barrel Shotgun

• Any weapon made from a shotgun must be registered if the barrel of the weapon is less than 18 inches in length and/or the overall length of the weapon is less than 26 inches. 

Short-barrel rifle 

• Any weapon made from a rifle must be registered if the barrel of the weapon is less than 16 inches in length and/or the overall length of the weapon is less than 26 inches

Machine Guns

• Is any weapon which shoots, is designed to shoot, or can be readily restored to shoot, automatically more than one shot, without manual reloading, by a single pull of the trigger. Includes any parts to convert an ordinary firearm into a machine gun.

Silencer/Suppressor 

• Any device for silencing,, muffling, or diminishing the explosion noise of a firearm must be registered

Destructive Devices 

• Means any explosive, incendiary, or poison gas, bomb, grenade, rocket(with more than 4 oz. of propellant), missile (with more than .25 oz. of explosive), mine, or similar device. Also includes any type of weapon that can be readily converted to, expel a projectile by action of an explosive or other propellant, the barrel or barrels of which have a bore of more than one half (½) inch in diameter, except a shotgun or shotgun shell. Common include rocket launchers, mortars, land mines, claymore mines, and hand grenades. 

It is unlawful to knowingly possess a firearm or other dangerous weapon in a federal facility. 

What are prohibited on a federal facilities?

Dangerous Weapon

It includes any weapon or substance capable of causing death or serious bodily injury. Including a knife with a blade length of two and one half (2 ½) inches or longer is a dangerous weapon. 

Who is exempt from weapons on federal facilities?

State, local, and law enforcement officers BUT while performing their official duties. It does not give them an automatic right to carry weapons into federal facilities if they do not have official duties. Official duties don't mean clocking after work and going into USPS to renew your passport, there are no official duties there. Another example, most federal courts require officers to check their weapons and not bring them into the court.