SABT 1 Gun Control Act 08-25-14``p Flashcards
1 B
Scope of Service External to ATF
-1 Tech services provided to Federal, State, and local agencies
2 Technical services to industry and public
A- Examination and Classification of FA, FA components and accessories
B- Importation evaluation
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ID the role and responsibilities of the Firearms Technology Branch (FTB) and the types of services offered to other Fed, State and Local Law Enforcement agencies and the general public.
-1 Primary emphasis on examination, classification and testing of evidence. Report of finding submitted to C Agent
2 Render advice and Tech support to ATF agents, industry operations inv (IOIs) and other ATF employees relating to FA and ammunition
3 ATF agent assistance
-Provide ass during SW
-Provide prop guns for UC use
-Provide assistance in determining interstate commerce of a FA or ammunition
4 Provide expert testimony in Fed, State court
5 Assist in the testing and procurement of New Bureau issued weapons
6 Provide armorer services for Bureau issued FA/
-Repair and maintenance of all issued FA
E 2
ID 5 safety procedures when handling loaded FA.
1 Treat every FA as if it were loaded
2 Keep your finger off the trigger
3 Always point muzzle in a safe direction
4 Be sure of your target/ backstop
5 Never assume that a firearm is unloaded bc it has a plastic tie installed
*Do not dry fire weapons
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ID 4 Procedures for safety unloading a firearm
1 Point muzzle in a safe direction
2 Keep your finger off the trigger
3 Remove the source of ammunition
4 Inspect the chamber Visually and physically twice
ID 3 Additional Procedures to follow when handling FA
1 Avoid rough treatment of FA
2 Do not dry fire or work action unnecessary
3 Do not disassemble
E 3
ID the 9 procedures to be used to safely test fire a firearm.
1 Make sure the FA is unloaded
2 Inspect FA for correct mechanical function
3 Check the FA for bore obstructions
4 use the designated cartridge that the FA is chambered for
5 Properly load only one round into the FA
6 Use only commercial ammunition for test firing
7 Use proper range and safety procedures
8 Make sure the FA is unloaded after test firing
9 Do not test fire the FA more than necessary
E 4
ID the 4 firearms and ammunition that special agents are prohibited from test firing.
1 Any FA that has been altered, converted, or which agent believes is unsafe to fire
2 Silencers may contaminate or blow it up
3 Machines guns, u can Mechanical Field Test
4 Reloaded ammunition or color coded ammo only use commercial products
-call firearm Technology Branch FTB for insight
5 Procedure for test firing FA
1 make sure FA is unloaded
2 Inspect FA for correct mechanical function
3 Check for bore obstruction
4 use the designated cartridge that the FA is chambered for
5 do not test fire more than necessary, only fire One load at a time
Can Felon have a FA that has not traveled interstate
yes he Can and if he has not been prohibited, and not on the the 9 unlawful to carry list (prohibited), you have to prove it is FA, and traveled a interstate commerce and prove interstate nexus, or Foreign area
E5
Define the terms
Ammunition or cartridge case, primers, bullets, or propellent powder designed for use in any firearms
-shall not include
shotgun shot or pellets not designed for use as the single complete projectile load for one shotgun shell or casing, nor
-any unloaded, no metallic shotgun hull or casing not having a primer. (buckshot and birdshot) not ammunition
-Ammunition
A projectile or projectile core, which may be used in a handgun and which is constructed entirely (excluding the presence of traces of other substances) from one or a combination of tungsten alloys, steel, iron, brass, bronze, beryllium copper or depleted uranium
-or full metal jacketed projectile larger that .22 caliber designed and intended for use in a handgun and whose jacket has a weight of more than 25% of the total weight of the projectile
armor piercing ammunition.
not considered ammo
shotgun wads
cartridges not designed for used in a firearms
cartridge for use in a nail gun
Industrial 8 gauge shot shells
projectile for antique firearms (muzzle loading)
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ID the types of modern ammunition primers and types of cartridges cases.
-Primer in the base near the rim= Rimfire
-Primer in the center= Centerfire
shotgun shells are center fire
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ID the various systems/ methods used to name ammunition or denote caliber.
To correctly ID ammunition a complete description is necessary. Complete description including two parts, the caliber followed by identifier.
- Inventor
- Propellant powder
- Year of adoption
- case length
- combination
E 9
Describe the method used to determine shotgun gauge.
Bore =
Gauge =
bore diameter of shotgun or shot shell determined by gauge not caliber
-10=.775”
-12= .725”
-16=.665”
-20=.615”
-28=545”
exception = 410 = .410 in inch not gauge
-number of lead balls = to the diameter of a given bore that can be made from one pound of pure lead = .4536 kg
E 10
Describe the information contained on the cartridge headstamp
-Note the position of the markings tell the name and positions on the headstamp and the color of the primer, (clock )
-Name of manufacturer
-Cartridge designation
stamp
-On military cartridge may indicate country of manufacture ,
Code for manufacturer or country of manufacture
Year of manufacture
(determining place of manufacture is important for ext interstate nexus)
-No regulation on marking AMMO
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Id safety issues with Ammunition
-do not fire reloaded ammo, red tip ammo, Proof ammo
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ID unlawful acts pertaining to the possession, sale or transfer of armor piercing ammunition.
-Applies to licensed manufacturer or licensed importer
- Shall ID such ammunition by staining or dying the exterior of the projectile with an opaque black coloring
-Package ID
1 Box marked Armor Piercing at least 1/4 inch in height
2 Box marked for Gov entities or exportation only on contrasting background
-Two types of handguns =
pistol and revolver
Firearms Nomenclature
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Any FA which has a short stock and is designed to be held and fired by the use of a single hand
Handgun
14 B
A weapon originally designed, made and intended to fire a projectile (bullet) from one or more barrels when held in one hand and having A. Chambers as an integral parts of, or aligned ith, the bores B a short stock designed to be gripped by one hand and at an angle to an extending below the line of the bores
Pistol is not a revolver no moving cylinder
may be auto loading or manually loaded
may be double action, or single action
may be hammer fired or striker fired
14 C
A projectile weapon of the pistol type having a breech loading chambered cylinder so arranged that the cocking of the hammer or movement of the trigger rotate its and brings the next cartridge in line with the barrel for firing
Revolver (only a handgun not rifle or shotgun)
may be double or can pull trigger or pull back hammer
single action cock handle to fire
14 D
weapon designed or redesigned made or remade and intended to be fired from the shoulder and designed or redesigned and made or remade to use the energy of the explosive in a fixed metallic cartridge to fire only a single projectile through a rifled bore for each single pull of the trigger
Rifle
14 E
Weapon designed or redisigned makde or remade and inteended to be fired from the shoulder, and designed or redesigned and made or remade to use the energy of the explosive in a fixed shotgun shell to fire through smooth bore either a number of ball shot or a single projectile for each single pull of the trigger
Shotgun
6 Types of Long Gun Actions
-can fire Manually loaded, single shot normally shotgun , repeater-rifle holds multiple rounds -Auto loading shotgun and rifle open bold, = almost unv machine guns closed bolt = M4
- Pump Slide Action 12 Gauge
- Lever Action rifle
- Bolt Action rifle
- autoloading/ Semiautomatic
- Break open action = single shot fire arm
- Revolving (streetsweeper) 12 ga revolving
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ID firearm marking requirements as delineated in Title 27 CFR, 478.92
Effective with the pass of gun control Act 1968
4-Serial # on the frame or receiver -Manufacture cannot duplicate 1-Manufacturer's name and city and state 3-caliber or gauge 2-model if designated Note: License Importer done so guns can be traced 1968 GCA required marking on guns that congress passed,
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ID and describe what constitutes “Proof Marks”
1 Marking stamped on a FA to indicate that the FA has passed a safety test through the test firing of proof Ammo
2 Proofing of FA is required by law in Euro Countries and regulated by Permanent International Commission (CIP)
-Can be applied by manufacturer in US
-Applied by proof house in European countries
3 not required by law in the US, some manufactures conduct their own in house proof mark
4 may be found on the receiver, barrel, slide, or cylinder of the FA
(may tell country of origin FA was made) and (year of manufacture-when proof tested)
-can tell rather weapon has traveled interstate commerce, good use if charging a felon in possession
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ID and describe Brand Name firearms
- The name on the FA is the company that sold or distributed the FA and not the name of the company that manufactured the FA
- Brand names were use by large retails customers who contracted with one or more gun makers.
- *Most common on shotguns, also may be found on rifles and handguns
17 B
Companies that sold Guns
Sears sold JC Higgins, Ted Williams, Ranger
Montgomery Ward sold Western Field
Western Auto sold Revelation
J.C. Penny sold Foremost
* company logo could appear on frame, barrel, or slide, or the grips. Can aid in the ID of the manufacturer
17 C
Brandname of FA sold by retail stores
J.C Higgins Ted Williams Ranger Western Field Revelation Foremost
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ID marking variance requirements and who is responsible for granting a variance.
- License Manufacture and importers are required to mark FA they manufacture or import accor to 27 CFR 478.92
- Given by Firearms Industry Program Branch (FIPB)
- before May 2013 variances were given by Firearms Technology Branch
- Purpose is to avoid mult manufactures marking on the FA
- *cane be made by Ranger and sent to VA and the gun be given their mark.
- can make gun in factory in Ga and put city and state of HQ address NY
- Director may authorize other means of ID of the licensed manufactured for licensed imported
- variance request submitted by manufacturer who is making on behalf of another license manufacturer
E 19 1 Any weapon (including a starter gun), which will, or designed to or may convert to expel a projectile by the action of an Explosive 2 Frame or receiver of any such weapon 3 Firearm silencer or FA muffler 4 Any destructive device 5 does not include antique FA
Firearm 18 USC Chap 44, 921(a)(3)
19 B
1 Any FA including any FA with a matchlock, flintlock, percussion cap, or similar type of ignition system manufactured in or before 1898
2 Any replica of FA of pre 1899 FA is not designed for using rimfire or conventional centerfire fixed ammo or uses rimfire or fixed ammo no longer manufa in the US and which is not readily ava in the ordianary channel of commercial trade
3 Any muzzle loading rifle, shotgun, pistol what uses blk powder, or substitute and cannot use fixed ammo (replica depends on if the ammo it use in readily available) Still considered Antique even if use a 209 shot shell primer from conventional ammo
—cannot take a shotgun and put muzzel loader barrel on
antique firearm
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ID criteria used to classify a firearm a curio or relic and the purpose for such a classification.
- Manuf at least 50 yrs prior to the current date
- certified by curator of US municipal, state, or federal museum which exhibit FA to be curios or relics of museum interest (FTB has final authority)
-Any FA monetary value from the fact they are novel, rare, bizarre, or bc of their assoc with some historical figure, period or even (FTB final authority) (if you have document that president Clinton owned the FA will be worth more FTB = CANNOT DENY curator (from a public institution) if he says its 50 yrs old
E 21
ID the types of firearms a licensed collector of curio and relics can acquire with the license, and the records the licensee must maintai
-License collector from licensees and non licensees in interstate commerce if FA is 50yrs old,
curio or relic FA
A- Curio or relic FA can be acquired and disposed in interstate commerce by a licensed collectors
B- surplus military rifles and shotguns classified as curios or relics can be imported if the FA is in its original military configuration
C- Surplus Military handguns classified as curious or relics can only be imported if they meet the sporting purposes test
D- Curio or relic FA removed from the NFA will appear in ATF P 5300.11, Sect III and IIIA
-can be had by individuals if reside in the same state as the curio and relic licensee
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ID who is able to import military surplus curio or relic firearms
- license to importer and have to be in original form and a curio or relic FA,
- Licensed importers may import curio and relic
- relic or curio licenses only for collections and not to made a profit.
- Can sell to anyone in the state you live in or to any FFL don’t have to report it to anyone, can sell as many guns as your like
- log book has to be kept of guns sold or added of the sells =make model serial #
E 23
Id the physical characteristics of certain semiautomatic firearms which prohibit their importation.
1 ability to accept a detachable magazine
2 folding or telescoping shoulder stock
3 separate pistol grip
4 ability to accept a bayonet, flash suppressor, bipod, grenade launcher and night sights all except an detachable mag would make a semiautomatic assault rifle not importable
E 24
Cite the section of US Code that prohibits the assembley using more thatn 10 importanted parts of an semiautomatic rifle, or any shotgun which is identical to any rilfe or shotgun prohibitd from importation under 18 USC Section 925(d)(3)
-922 R
Congress passed law to prohibit the assembly of non sprortin rifles and shotguns from imported parts
-if you use more than 10 parts to reassemble semiautomatic rifle or shotgun using the following parts
FA is not a handgun if made before
1898