Senate Bill 610 has just been signed into law by Governor Snyder. The Prohibition era ban on short barrel rifles and short barrel shotguns in Michigan is over.
Here are the basics of obtaining federal approval for a SBR/SBS. We will have detailed information including a discussion of NFA Trusts in the Spring 2014 issue of MCRGO “On Target” magazine coming up in April.
The new SBS/SBR rules are as follows:
SBS/SBR weapons that meet the Michigan definition of a pistol are eligible for carry pursuant to a Michigan CPL.
It is still a felony to simply “saw off” a rifle or shotgun with a longer barrel.
**Making a New SBR/SBS (Attaching the shorter barrel)
In order to comply with the NFA, a person must register to make a new NFA firearm BEFORE they attach the shorter barrel or otherwise create a short-barreled rifle or shotgun. This involves filling out ATF Form 1 and paying a $200 tax.
The applicant must submit two copies of ATF Form 1. ATF Form 1 must be printed 2-sided in order to be accepted.
Along with ATF Form 1, a person must submit two sets of fingerprints taken on the FD-258 fingerprint card and a recent passport-type photograph must be attached to each copy of ATF Form 1. In addition, the form must be signed by the Chief Law Enforcement Officer of the jurisdiction in which the applicant lives.
The $200 tax must be sent in the form of a check or money order payable to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives at the time ATF Form 1 is mailed in. The ATF requires that the tax not be paid in cash.
The address to which ATF Form 1 should be mailed is:
National Firearms Act Branch
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
244 Needy Road
Suite 1250
Martinsburg, WV 25405
**Transferring an SBR/SBS from an FFL (Buying one)
The process for transferring a Short-barreled rifle or shotgun is the same as transferring a silencer, machine gun, or other NFA firearm. The transferor must file ATF Form 4 in duplicate along with the $200 transfer tax to the ATF. The firearm may not be transferred to the transferee until the approved form with cancelled tax stamp is received back from the ATF.
The transferee must provide the same fingerprints and photographs as required for ATF Form 1 above. The same Law Enforcement signature must also be obtained.
