"Saturday Night Special" Handguns: S. 2507, Hearings Before the Subcommittee to Investigate Juvenile Delinquency..., 92-1, Pursuant to S. Res. 32, Section 12..., Sept. 13 and 14; October 5 and 27; and November 1, 1971

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Página 12 - machinegun' means 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 function of the trigger.
Página 4 - If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the chapter and the application of such provision to other persons not similarly situated or to other circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
Página 35 - In the absence of any evidence tending to show that possession or use of a "shotgun having a barrel of less than eighteen inches in length" at this time has some reasonable relationship to the preservation or efficiency of a well regulated militia, we cannot say that the Second Amendment guarantees the right to keep and bear such an instrument. Certainly it is not within judicial notice that this weapon is any part of the ordinary military equipment or that its use could contribute to the common...
Página 16 - Any person who shall fail to place and keep stamps denoting the payment of the special tax as provided in section 6806 (a) or (b) (whichever is applicable) shall be liable to a penalty equal to the special tax for which his business rendered him liable...
Página 3 - It shall be unlawful for any person — (1) who is under indictment for, or who has been convicted in any court of, a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year...
Página vii - it is not the purpose of this title to place any undue or unnecessary Federal restrictions or burdens on law-abiding citizens with respect to the acquisition, possession, or use of firearms appropriate to the purpose of hunting...
Página 11 - ... shotgun (whether by alteration, modification, or otherwise) if such weapon as modified has an overall length of less than 26 inches, or any other weapon, except a pistol or revolver, from which a shot is discharged by an explosive if such weapon is capable of being concealed on the person...
Página 121 - Whoever— (1) uses a firearm to commit any felony which may be prosecuted in a court of the United States, or (2) carries a firearm unlawfully during the commission of any felony which may be prosecuted in a court of the United States, shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment for not less than one year nor more than 10 years.
Página 4 - Any firearm or ammunition involved in or used or intended to be used in, any violation of the provisions of this chapter or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder, or any violation of any other criminal law of the United States...
Página 4 - It shall be unlawful for any person who has been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year or Is a fugitive from justice to receive any firearm or ammunition which has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce...

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