Title 27-vol2-sec478-37

§ 478.33a

27 CFR Ch. II (4–1–23 Edition)
fully possessed before May 19, 1986 (See
Part 479 of this chapter).

moving as, which is a part of, which
constitutes, or which has been shipped
or transported in, interstate or foreign
commerce, either before or after it was
stolen, knowing or having reasonable
cause to believe that the firearm or
ammunition was stolen.

[T.D. ATF–270, 53 FR 10494, Mar. 31, 1988]

§ 478.37 Manufacture, importation and
sale of armor piercing ammunition.
No person shall manufacture or import, and no manufacturer or importer
shall sell or deliver, armor piercing
ammunition, except:
(a) The manufacture or importation,
or the sale or delivery by any manufacturer or importer, of armor piercing
ammunition for the use of the United
States or any department or agency
thereof or any State or any department, agency or political subdivision
thereof;
(b) The manufacture, or the sale or
delivery by a manufacturer or importer, of armor piercing ammunition
for the purpose of exportation; or
(c) The sale or delivery by a manufacturer or importer of armor piercing
ammunition for the purposes of testing
or experimentation as authorized by
the Director under the provisions of
§ 478.149.

[T.D. ATF–363, 60 FR 17451, Apr. 6, 1995]

§ 478.33a Theft of firearms.
No person shall steal or unlawfully
take or carry away from the person or
the premises of a person who is licensed to engage in the business of importing, manufacturing, or dealing in
firearms, any firearm in the licensee’s
business inventory that has been
shipped or transported in interstate or
foreign commerce.
[T.D. ATF–354, 59 FR 7112, Feb. 14, 1994]

§ 478.34 Removed, obliterated, or altered serial number.
No person shall knowingly transport,
ship, or receive in interstate or foreign
commerce any firearm which has had
the importer’s or manufacturer’s serial
number removed, obliterated, or altered, or possess or receive any firearm
which has had the importer’s or manufacturer’s serial number removed, obliterated, or altered and has, at any
time, been shipped or transported in
interstate or foreign commerce.

[T.D. ATF–270, 53 FR 10494, Mar. 31, 1988]

§ 478.38

[T.D. ATF–313, 56 FR 32508, July 17, 1991]

§ 478.35 Skeet, trap, target, and similar
shooting activities.
Licensing and recordkeeping requirements, including permissible alternate
records, for skeet, trap, target, and
similar organized activities shall be determined by the Director of Industry
Operations on a case by case basis.

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Transportation of firearms.

Notwithstanding any other provision
of any law or any rule or regulation of
a State or any political subdivision
thereof, any person who is not otherwise prohibited by this chapter from
transporting, shipping, or receiving a
firearm shall be entitled to transport a
firearm for any lawful purpose from
any place where such person may lawfully possess and carry such firearm to
any other place where such person may
lawfully possess and carry such firearm
if, during such transportation the firearm is unloaded, and neither the firearm nor any ammunition being transported is readily accessible or is directly accessible from the passenger
compartment of such transporting vehicle: Provided, That in the case of a
vehicle without a compartment separate from the driver’s compartment the
firearm or ammunition shall be contained in a locked container other than
the glove compartment or console.

§ 478.36 Transfer or possession of machine guns.
No person shall transfer or possess a
machine gun except:
(a) A transfer to or by, or possession
by or under the authority of, the
United States, or any department or
agency thereof, or a State, or a department, agency, or political subdivision
thereof. (See Part 479 of this chapter);
or
(b) Any lawful transfer or lawful possession of a machine gun that was law-

[T.D. ATF–270, 53 FR 10494, Mar. 31, 1988]

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