Veterans Heritage Firearms Act of 2015

U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and U.S. Representative Jeff Miller (R-Fla.) recently introduced S.670 and H.R. 1316 respectively, the Veterans Heritage Firearms Act of 2015. Both of these bills would create a 180-day amnesty period for veterans, or their family members, to register National Firearms Act firearms acquired overseas before October 31, 1968,without fear of prosecution. This important legislation would make it lawful to possess or transfer the registered firearms. For many years, World War II–and other–veterans lawfully acquired firearms overseas, but may not have received official paperwork to document the guns. And, of course, many veterans, …read more

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