Show RIFLES AND PISTOLS EXEMPT UNDER LAW FROM registration shotguns pistols and revolvers vol vers except rifles and shotguns of the off variety do not have to be registered by their own ers era under tile the new federal firearms ilaw baw now in effect 0 B lister see sec of the Vat national lonal rifle association advises in a statement issued to clarify a number berof of misleading inis leading interpretations of tile the law that have confused owners of such firearms firearms which must bo be regis are defined as shotguns and with barrels less than eighteen inches any other gun un except a pistol or revolver which may be concealed on oil the person a machine gun bun and it a muffler or silencer tor for any kind ot of gun under this definition ini tion no sportsmens sports mens meni arms are effected one of tile the most ions of tile new law was to tho effect that automatic pistols come within tile the meaning of the law and one radio announcement served to make it appear that all firearms had to bo be registered according to some gome hundreds of inquiries which have poured in to the headquarters of the rifle association liere here all pistols and revolvers whether of the so called automatic type or not are exempt from registration an automatic weapon la Is explained lit in the law as one which Is iq iM designed signed to shoot more than one shot ahot without reloading by a single pull f tile the trigger whether or not it may bo be concealed on the person the jo so called automatic pistol Is only ollya a semiautomatic semi automatic while itcan it can flie fire consecutive shots without manual reloading the rigger has to be pulled for the tiring firing of each shot that the intent of the law was unquestionably not to include re olvera ol vcra pistols and standard sized rifles ind arid shotguns was indicated lit in tho the statement of the ways and means committee commit fee of the house of representatives in presenting tile the bill on tile the floor of congress tito the gangster as a law violator inest in list bo be deprived of his most dangerous weapon the machine un your committee Is of the opinion that limiting of the bill to the tax tas ing of sawed off guns and machine guns la Is sufficient at this ibis time it Is not thought necessary to go 0 far as to include pistols and revolvers find and sporting arms while there Is justification for if alio ie citizens to keep a pistol or revolver tor for his own protection with aIlY restriction theroan no reason why anyone except a law officer should have it ft machine gun or sawed off shotgun |