18 U.S.C. § 933
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
RULE OF CONSTRUCTIONNothing in section 12004(a)(1) of Pub. L. 117-159 which enacted this section, to be construed to allow the establishment of a Federal system of registration of firearms, firearms owners, or firearms transactions or dispositions, see section 12004(k) of Pub. L. 117-159 set out as a note under section 922 of this title.
- firearm
- The term "firearm" means (A) any weapon (including a starter gun) which will or is designed to or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive; (B) the frame or receiver of any such weapon; (C) any firearm muffler or firearm silencer; or (D) any destructive device. Such term does not include an antique firearm.
- interstate or foreign commerce
- The term "interstate or foreign commerce" includes commerce between any place in a State and any place outside of that State, or within any possession of the United States (not including the Canal Zone) or the District of Columbia, but such term does not include commerce between places within the same State but through any place outside of that State. The term "State" includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the possessions of the United States (not including the Canal Zone).
- person
- The term "person" and the term "whoever" include any individual, corporation, company, association, firm, partnership, society, or joint stock company.