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Order Declaring an Amnesty Period (2020)

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Federal · AmendedDate recorded June 5, 2026

Amnesty period for prohibited firearms now tied to Supreme Court appeal outcomes, not a fixed date

The federal amnesty that allows owners of specified prohibited firearms and devices to dispose of them lawfully has been updated in two ways. First, instead of ending on a fixed calendar date, the amnesty period now r…

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