Show register firearms now former GIs who brought full fully yi i automatic firearms as souvenir souvenirs into the lie country must register them with the commissi commissioner oper of internal revenue washington D A C or face the possibility of con vacti n and severe penalties the US treasury department an n J noun bounced ced the veterans ad adminis minis I 1 is cooperating in the effort to acquaint more than 14 million veterans of world war II 11 of the regulations I 1 i there are no objections to vets I 1 owning trophies according to ta i internal revenue officials but the registration provisions will be enforced as a means of curbing the transfer of these firearms firearm s in 1 to the hands of criminals by the I 1 illegal sale theft or otherwise tha national firearms act de signed to prevent the flow of dan berous weapons into improper hands requires registration afi of j all firearms in certain eions and establishes a prohibitive transfer tax of on each weapon firearms included under the act are all automatic weapons shotguns or rifles having a bar L irel rel length of less than 18 inches except 22 caliber and smaller which must have a barrel less than 18 inches to require regis iteration It I 1 tra ration tion a muffler or silencer for j any firearm a revolver or pistol pisto with an accompanying holder stock and any other weapon from a shot is discharged by an explosive residents of colorado new mexico utah and wyoming may report firearms for registration to Alc Ale hohol bohol tax unit post office building denver 2 colo |