18 Usc Section 922

Federal law that forbids several categories of people including felons fugitives from justice drug users and addicts mental defectives illegal aliens dishonorably discharged military former u s.

18 usc section 922. Citizens who renounced their citizenship persons subject to restraining orders and persons who have been convicted of domestic violence misdemeanors to ship or transport in interstate or foreign commerce or possess in or affecting commerce any. Convicted in any court of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year. Relief from disabilities.

4362 added item 930. 18 1988 102 stat. The provisions of this chapter except for sections 922 d 9 and 922 g 9 and provisions relating to firearms subject to the prohibitions of section 922 p shall not apply with respect to the transportation shipment receipt possession or importation of any firearm or ammunition imported for sold or shipped to or issued for the use of the united states or any department or agency thereof or any state or any department agency or political subdivision thereof.

The gun control act gca codified at 18 u s c. 922 g prohibits specified categories of persons from shipping or transporting in interstate or foreign commerce or from receiving any firearm or ammunition which has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce or from possessing in or affecting interstate commerce any firearm or ammunition. Pursuant to the provisions of section 1715 of this title is eligible to receive through the mails pistols revolvers and other firearms capable of being concealed on the person for use in connection with his.

Was editorially reclassified and is set out as a note under section 40901 of title 34. Code 922 is a provision of u s. The following sections of chapter 44 of title 18 united states code as amended by section 102 of this title shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this title oct.

In the case of a person who violates section 922 g of this title and has three previous convictions by any court referred to in section 922 g 1 of this title for a violent felony or a serious drug offense or both committed on occasions different from one another such person shall be fined under this title and imprisoned not less than fifteen years and notwithstanding any other provision of law the court shall not suspend the sentence of or grant a probationary sentence to such. Sections 921 922 l 925 a 1 and 925 d. Notwithstanding any other provision of law evidence regarding compliance or noncompliance with the amendments made by this section shall not be admissible as evidence in any proceeding of any court agency board or other entity except with respect to an action relating to section 922 z of title 18 united states code as added by this subsection.

922 g makes it unlawful for certain categories of persons to ship transport receive or possess firearms or ammunition to include any person. Unlawful acts 923. Searchable text of the 18 usc 922 unlawful acts us code including notes amendments and table of authorities.