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Arms Bill

Miscellaneous provisions - Identification marking of arms items

324: Items requiring identification marking

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"What items need an identification marking?"

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You will need to put an identification marking on certain items. These items include standard firearms, restricted firearms, and permanently deactivated firearms. You will also need to mark blank-firing guns, pistols, and pistol carbine conversion kits. You must put an identification marking on restricted weapons and restricted airguns that are not used for airsoft or paintball sports. You will also need to mark restricted magazines and major firearm parts that are not part of a marked standard firearm, pistol, or restricted weapon. Some items, like antique firearms, are not included in the types of firearms that need marking. When the law talks about standard firearms, pistols, and restricted firearms, it does not include antique firearms. This means that antique firearms do not need an identification marking. You should know what type of firearm you have to know if it needs marking.

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Part 8Miscellaneous provisions
Identification marking of arms items

324Items requiring identification marking

  1. The following items require an identification marking:

  2. a standard firearm:
    1. a restricted firearm:
      1. a permanently deactivated firearm:
        1. a blank-firing gun:
          1. a pistol:
            1. a pistol carbine conversion kit:
              1. a restricted weapon:
                1. a restricted airgun that is not designed for use in airsoft or paintball sports:
                  1. a restricted magazine:
                    1. a major firearm part if it is not an integrated part of a standard firearm, pistol, or restricted weapon that has an identification marking.

                      1. In this section, standard firearm, pistol, and restricted firearm exclude an antique firearm.