It shall be unlawful for any person—

((a)) to engage in business as a manufacturer or importer of, or dealer in, firearms without having paid the special (occupational) tax required by section 5801 for his business or having registered as required by section 5802; or

((b)) to receive or possess a firearm transferred to him in violation of the provisions of this chapter; or

((c)) to receive or possess a firearm made in violation of the provisions of this chapter; or

((d)) to receive or possess a firearm which is not registered to him in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record; or

((e)) to transfer a firearm in violation of the provisions of this chapter; or

((f)) to make a firearm in violation of the provisions of this chapter; or

((g)) to obliterate, remove, change, or alter the serial number or other identification of a firearm required by this chapter; or

((h)) to receive or possess a firearm having the serial number or other identification required by this chapter obliterated, removed, changed, or altered; or

((i)) to receive or possess a firearm which is not identified by a serial number as required by this chapter; or

((j)) to transport, deliver, or receive any firearm in interstate commerce which has not been registered as required by this chapter; or

((k)) to receive or possess a firearm which has been imported or brought into the United States in violation of section 5844; or

((l)) to make, or cause the making of, a false entry on any application, return, or record required by this chapter, knowing such entry to be false.