Implementation of Public Law 103-322, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (94F-022P)

Résumé

In the Rules and Regulations portion of this Federal Register, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) is issuing temporary regulations regarding the implementation of Public Law 103-322, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. These regulations implement the law by restricting the manufacture, transfer, and possession of certain semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity [[Page 17495]] ammunition feeding devices. Regulations are also prescribed with regard to reports of theft or loss of firearms from a licensee's inventory or collection, new requirements for Federal firearms licensing, responses by firearms licensees to requests for gun trace information, and possession of firearms by persons subject to restraining orders. The temporary regulations also serve as the text of this notice of proposed rulemaking for final regulations.