QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS ROADMAP
◉ Firearm
Answer: Will expel or is designed to expel a projectile by explosive
force
◉ What is considered a firearm?
Answer: Frame or receiver, silencer/muffler, destructive devices
◉ Which USC code gives firearm regulations?
Answer: 18 USC 921, 922
◉ Which USC code gives firearm penalties?
Answer: 18 USC 924
◉ What are not considered firearms?
Answer: Manufactured prior to 1899 that use matchlock, percussion
cap, flintlock, or similar ignition
◉ Penalty for possession of firearm
Answer: 5 years
, ◉ Penalty for brandishing firearm
Answer: 7 years
◉ Penalty for discharging firearm
Answer: 10 years
◉ Why trace a firearm?
Answer: Connect firearm to suspect, identify stolen property, assists
in proving violations of GCA
◉ What is needed for a trace?
Answer: Manufacturer, model, serial number, and caliber/gauge
◉ What weapons require registration with the ATF?
Answer: Short barrel rifles, short barrel shotguns, machine guns,
silencers, destructive devices
◉ Machine gun
Answer: Single trigger function
◉ Silencer