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PUBLIC LAW 90-618-OCT. 22, 1968
[82 STAT.
tribution; and the term 'licensed manufacturer' means any such, person licensed under the provisions of this chapter. "(11) The term 'dealer' means (A) any person engaged in the business of selling firearms or ammunition at wholesale or retail, (B) any person engaged in the business of repairing firearms or of making or fitting special barrels, stocks, or trigger mechanisms to firearms, or (C) any person who is a pawnbroker. The term 'licensed dealer means any dealer who is licensed under the provisions of this chapter. "(12) The term 'pawnbroker' means any person whose business or occupation includes the taking or receiving, by way of pledge or pawn, of any firearm or ammunition as security for the payment or repayment of money. "(13) The term 'collector' means any person who acquires, holds, or disposes of firearms or ammunition as curios or relics, as the Secretary shall by regulation define, and the term 'licensed collector' means any such person licensed under the provisions of this chapter. "(14) The term 'indictment' includes an indictment or information in any court under which a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year may be prosecuted. "(15) The term 'fugitive from justice' means any person who has fled from any State to avoid prosecution for a crime or to avoid giving testimony in any criminal proceeding. "(16) The term 'antique firearm' means— " (A) any firearm (including any firearm with a matchlock, flintlock, percussion cap, or similar type of ignition system) manufactured in or before 1898; and " (B) any replica of any firearm described in subparagraph (A) if such replica— " (i) is not designed or redesigned for using rimfire or conventional centerfire fixed ammunition, or "(ii) uses rimfire or conventional centerfire fixed ammunition which is no longer manufactured in the United States and which is not readily available in the ordinary channels of commercial trade. " (17) The term 'ammunition' means ammunition or cartridge cases, primers, bullets, or propellent powder designed for use in any firearm. " (18) The term 'Secretary' or 'Secretary of the Treasury' means the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate. "(19) The term 'published ordinance' means a published law of any political subdivision of a State which the Secretary determines to be relevant to the enforcement of this chapter and which is contained
- ^ ^ ^^^^ compiled by the Secretary, which list shall be published in the
^^ Federal Register, revised annually, and furnished to each licensee under this chapter. "(20) The term 'crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year' shall not include (A) any Federal or State offenses pertaining to antitrust violations, unfair trade practices, restraints of trade, or other similar offenses relating to the regulation of business practices as the Secretary may by regulation designate, or (B) any State offense (other than one involving a firearm or explosive) classified by the laws of the State as a misdemeanor and punishable by a term of imprisonment of two years or less. "(b) For the purposes of this chapter, a member of the Armed Forces on active duty is a resident of the State in which his permanent duty station is located.
- §922. Unlawful acts
" (a) I t shall be unlawful— " (1) for any person, except a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer, to engage in the business of importing,
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