Guidance Documents
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Guidance Documents
ATF Ruling 1956-597- Classification of a .38 caliber "pen" gun
This ruling clarifies that a .38 caliber "pen" gun and a 20-gauge weapon ostensibly designed as tear gas devices are classified as firearms within the purview of the National Firearms Act.
ID:
DOJ-1312556
Component
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
Date Issued: January 1, 1956
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ATF Ruling 1955-341- Classification of a 20 gauge gun having two barrels
This ruling clarifies that a 20-gauge gun having two barrels pointing in opposite directions, each of which is threaded to a centerpiece containing a firing mechanism and may be concealed on a person, is a firearm within the purview of the National Firearms Act.
ID:
DOJ-1312501
Component
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
Date Issued: January 1, 1955
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ATF Ruling 1955-528- Classification of crank-operated gear-driven Gatling guns
This ruling clarifies at what point a crank-operated gear-driven Gatling guns would fall or would not fall within the purview of the National Firearms Act.
ID:
DOJ-1312511
Component
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
Date Issued: January 1, 1955
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ATF Ruling 1955-569- Classification of a submarine spear fishing device
This ruling clarifies when a device ostensibly designed for submarine spearfishing but capable of chambering and firing .22 caliber rimfire ammunition would be considered a firearm within the purview of the National Firearms Act.
ID:
DOJ-1312516
Component
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
Date Issued: January 1, 1955
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ATF Ruling 1955-699- Classification of a burgler alarm device
This ruling clarifies that a burgler alarm device consisting of a metal cylinder, hinged in the middle so it can be opened to chamber a 20-gauge shotgun is not a firearm within the purview of the National Firearms Act.
ID:
DOJ-1312521
Component
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
Date Issued: January 1, 1955
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ATF Ruling 1954-181- Classification of Certain Weapons as Any Other Weapon
This ruling advises that certain weapons fall within the definition of an “any other weapon” within the purview of the Federal Firearms Act.
ID:
DOJ-1312466
Component
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
Date Issued: January 1, 1954
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ATF Ruling 1954-233- Revolver refitted with a 10-inch barrel
This ruling advises that a revolver refitted with a 10-inch barrel and classified as an “any other weapon” and is a firearm under Sec. 2733(a) of the IRC.
ID:
DOJ-1312471
Component
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
Date Issued: January 1, 1954
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ATF Ruling 1954-247- Device for trapping animals
This ruling advises that a device for trapping animals that fires a special plastic cartridge but is not capable of firing projectiles is not a firearm within the Federal Firearms Act.
ID:
DOJ-1312481
Component
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
Date Issued: January 1, 1954
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ATF Ruling 1954-389- Removal of firearms from a foreign trade zone
This ruling clarifies that removal of firearms from a foreign trade zone for any purpose other than reshipment to a place outside the jurisdiction of the U.S. constitutes importation as of the time they were originally brought within the limits of the U.S.
ID:
DOJ-1312491
Component
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
Date Issued: January 1, 1954
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ATF Ruling 1954-519- Classification of a plastic "pistol"
This ruling advises that a plastic "pistol" is not a firearm under the Federal Firearms Act although designed to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive.
ID:
DOJ-1312496
Component
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
Date Issued: January 1, 1954