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The definition of a "destructive device" is found in 26 U.S.C. § 5845(f). The definition reads as follows: The definition reads as follows: (1) any explosive , incendiary , or poison gas, (A) bomb , (B) grenade , (C) rocket having a propellant charge of more than 4 ounces, (D) missile having an explosive charge of more than 1/4 ounce (109.4 ...
"Any other weapon" is a "catch-all" category. An AOW is defined as "any weapon or device capable of being concealed on the person from which a shot can be discharged through the energy of an explosive," other than a handgun with a rifled barrel. [3] This umbrella definition includes many improvised firearms ("zip guns
any "destructive device" as defined in Title 18 USC Section 921: any explosive, incendiary, or poison gas – bomb, grenade, rocket having a propellant charge of more than four ounces, missile having an explosive or incendiary charge of more than one-quarter ounce, mine, or device similar to any of the devices described in the preceding clauses
In a tour of ATF’s testing facility in West Virginia, agency officials said manufacturers often market the illegal devices online with code words such as “keychains,” “bottle openers” or ...
After a proposal by the Brady Campaign in 1993, Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen declared the Striker and Street Sweeper destructive devices under the National Firearms Act the following year, their transfer and ownership becoming regulated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). [8] [9]
All ATF Agents are trained in post-blast investigation; however ATF maintains a cadre of approximately 150 highly trained explosive experts known as Certified Explosives Specialists (CES). ATF/CES Agents are trained as experts regarding Improvised Explosive Devices (IED's), as well as commercial explosives.
The ATF lists 10 categories of privately made firearms: pistol, revolver, rifle, shotgun, frame or receiver, machinegun conversion device, destructive device, machinegun, firearm silencer and any ...
The ATF contracts with private companies for the workers. Those contracts are still being negotiated, so it’s hard to say exactly what salaries will be, but they likely will be entry-level and ...