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A person not otherwise prohibited by federal, state or local law from possessing firearms may submit an application to make an NFA firearm, other than a machine gun as prescribed by the Gun Control Act of 1968, as amended, at 18 U.S.C. § 922(o).The application process requires the applicant to submit ATF Form 1, Application to Make and Register a Firearm, in duplicate, along with FBI FD-258, Fingerprint Card, in duplicate, and payment of the $200 making tax.[27 C.F.R. §§ 479.62-65]
An individual who is not prohibited by federal, state or local law from receiving or possessing firearms may lawfully obtain an NFA firearm in one of two ways:An approved transfer of a registered NFA firearm from its lawful owner, which requires ATF Form 4, Application for Tax Paid Transfer and Registration of a Firearm; or,An approved making of an NFA firearm, which requires ATF Form 1, Application to Make and Register a Firearm.[26 U.S.C. § 5812, 5822; 27 CFR § 479.62-66, 479.84-86]
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