ATF Machine Gun Transfers Between Qualified Licensees (Demonstrations & Business Discontinuation)
Current understanding
ATF proposed rule would simplify the regulatory procedure for transferring machine guns between qualified manufacturers, importers, and dealers — specifically for government demonstrations and for business discontinuation — bringing NFA transfer regulations into closer alignment with the underlying Gun Control Act authority. Framed as procedural harmonization rather than a substantive expansion of who may possess or transfer machine guns, the change would reduce paperwork friction for licensees moving inventory in these narrow business contexts. Status: proposed rule.