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26 U.S.C. § 5844 — Importation

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26 U.S.C. § 5844 — Importation

No firearm shall be imported or brought into the United States or any territory under its control or jurisdiction unless the importer establishes, under regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary, that the firearm to be imported or brought in is— (1) being imported or brought in for the use of the United States or any department, independent establishment, or agency thereof or any State or possession or any political subdivision thereof; or (2) being imported or brought in for scientific or research purposes; or (3) being imported or brought in solely for testing or use as a model by a registered manufacturer or solely for use as a sample by a registered importer or registered dealer; except that, the Secretary may permit the conditional importation or bringing in of a firearm for examination and testing in connection with classifying the firearm.

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42 U.S.C. § 2201a — Use of firearms by security personnel

**(a) Definitions** In this section, the terms “handgun”, “rifle”, “shotgun”, “firearm”, “ammunition”, “machinegun”, “short-barreled shotgun”, and “short-barreled rifle” have the meanings given the terms in [section 921(a) of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section921/a&num=0&edition=prelim). **(b) Authorization** Notwithstanding subsections (a)(4), (a)(5), (b)(2), (b)(4), and (o) of [section 922 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section922&num=0&edition=prelim), [section 925(d)(3) of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section925/d/3&num=0&edition=prelim), [section 5844 of title 26](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section5844&num=0&edition=prelim), and any law (including regulations) of a State or a political subdivision of a State that prohibits the transfer, receipt, possession, transportation, importation, or use of a handgun, a rifle, a shotgun, a short-barreled shotgun, a short-barreled rifle, a machinegun, a semiautomatic assault weapon, ammunition for any such gun or weapon, or a large capacity ammunition feeding device, in carrying out the duties of the Commission, the Commission may authorize the security personnel of any licensee or certificate holder of the Commission (including an employee of a contractor of such a licensee or certificate holder) to transfer, receive, possess, transport, import, and use 1 or more such guns, weapons, ammunition, or devices, if the Commission determines that— (1) the authorization is necessary to the discharge of the official duties of the security personnel; and (2) the security personnel— (A) are not otherwise prohibited from possessing or receiv

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26 U.S.C. § 5844 — Importation

Page 3285 TITLE 26—INTERNAL REVENUE CODE § 5844 ered to have registered under this section the firearms in his possession which are disclosed by that record as being in his possession. (e) Proof of registration A person possessing a firearm registered as re- quired by this section shall retain proof of reg- istration which shall be made available to the Secretary upon request. (Added Pub. L. 90–618, title II, § 201, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1229; amended Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, § 1906(b)(13)(A), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1834.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The National Firearms Act in force prior to the effec- tive date of the National Firearms Act of 1968, referred to in subsec. (d), probably means the National Firearms Act in force prior to the effective date of the National Firearms Act Amendments of 1968, which is act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 721, and which was classified gen- erally to prior chapter 53 (prior § 5801 et seq.) of this title. The effective date of this Act and the effective date of the National Firearms Act of 1968, referred to in sub- sec. (d) catchline and text, probably means the effec- tive date of the National Firearms Act Amendments of 1968, which is Nov. 1, 1968. See section 207(a) of Pub. L. 90–618, set out as an Effective Date note under section 5801 of this title. PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 5841, act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 725, consisted of provisions similar to those com- prising this section, prior to the general revision of this chapter by Pub. L. 90–618. AMENDMENTS 1976—Subsecs. (a), (c) to (e). Pub. L. 94–455 struck out ‘‘or his delegate’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’ wherever appear- ing. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective on first day of first mo

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