Title 18
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Title 18
Title 18
FIREARMS
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Title 18
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Definitions
Unlawful acts
Licensing
Penalties
Exceptions: Relief from disabilities
Remedy for erroneous denial of firearm
Reporting of background check denials to State authorities
Annual report to Congress
Special assistant U.S. attorneys and cross-deputized attorneys
Rules and regulations
Interstate transportation of firearms
Carrying of concealed firearms by qualified law enforcement officers
Carrying of concealed firearms by qualified retired law enforcement officers
Effect on State law
Separability
Use of restricted ammunition
Possession of firearms and dangerous weapons in Federal facilities
Prohibition on purchase, ownership, or possession of body armor by violent felons
Straw purchasing of firearms
Trafficking in firearms
Forfeiture and fines