Show New Law Limits All Gun Sales I The following information on was received this week by the USDA Office at Farmington from Gar Workman wildlife wildlife wild wild- life liCe resources Utah State University at Logan MR l WORKMAN had this to say as there has been some confusion in the minds of sportsmen as to just what was the limit on gun sales The Gun Control Act of 1968 the most sweeping sleeping Federal Federal Federal Fed Fed- eral regulation ever imposed on U U. S S. S firearms owners prohibits unlicensed persons with few exceptions exceptions- from buying selling or 01 otherwise transferring rifles shotguns handguns or ammunition outside outside outside out out- side of their home States or orin orin orin in an any form of interstate com com- merce UNDER TilE THE new law firearms firearms firearms fire arms are arc defined as all nil rifles shotguns and handguns manufacture manufactured since 1898 other than air or arms and replicas of pre 1898 firearms regardless of when made The replicas are exempt only if they do not shoot or fixed ammunition or if such ammunition ammunition ammunition am am- is not readily ob ob- ALSO RESTRICTED by the new law laware are arc frames and receivers receivers receivers re re- re- re of firearms that come under the law The same restrictions apply to all ammunition ammunition am am- mUl tion including 22 rim- rim fire and to component cartridge cartridge cart ridge cases primers bullets or powder designed design design- I ed for or use in any firearm covered by the law Federally licensed manufacturers manufacturers manufacturers man man- dealers importers import import- ers and collectors may ship firearms ammunition and components in interstate or foreign commerce only to other Federal licensees They may not ship or sell to unlicensed unlicensed unlicensed un un- un- un licensed persons in States I outside of their own States I or in cities or counties that outlaw firearms EXCEPTIONS The new law docs does noi no PREVENT PREVEr TARGET ARGET shooters shooters shoot shoot- ers hunters collectors and unlicensed persons in genI general gen gen- I eral oral from transporting their I legally owned firearms in or through States were such I arms are now legal Require Federal registration of rifles shotguns or handguns handguns hand hand- guns or licensing of their owners aside from licensing manufacturers dealers importers importers im importers im- im porters and the collectors of relatively modern arms and cartridges Nor does doc the lle yaw law apply at ai nil Iii lo to AIR OR rifles shotguns shotguns shotguns shot shot- guns handguns or tion Borrowing or renting of a firearm temporarily for lawful lawful lawful law law- ful sporting purposes by anyone anyone anyone any any- one legally entitled to own and use such an arm MAILING l OF firearms from any part of the U. U S. S to a licensed manufacturer dealer deal deal- er or importer for repair or customizing by unlicensed individuals who own the arms legally under Federal State and local law Licensees may return such firearms or a replacement replacement replacement re placement firearm of the same kind and type to the sender Interstate transportation of newly inherited firearms i IA W I iii Y S j d i i co r u th f- f certain certain firearms by unlicensed individuals under under under un un- un- un der special circumstances beta |