18 U.S.C. · Crimes and Criminal Procedure
18 U.S.C. § 927

Effect on State law

Ch. 44 — Firearms
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18 U.S.C. § 927 — Effect on State law

U.S.C. Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 18 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE PART I - CRIMES CHAPTER 44 - FIREARMS Sec. 927 - Effect on State law From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov

§927. Effect on State law

No provision of this chapter shall be construed as indicating an intent on the part of the Congress to occupy the field in which such provision operates to the exclusion of the law of any State on the same subject matter, unless there is a direct and positive conflict between such provision and the law of the State so that the two cannot be reconciled or consistently stand together.

(Added Pub. L. 90–351, title IV, §902, June 19, 1968, 82 Stat. 234; amended Pub. L. 90–618, title I, §102, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1226.)

Editorial Notes

Amendments 1968—Pub. L. 90–618 struck out "or possession" after "State" wherever appearing.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1968 Amendment Amendment by Pub. L. 90–618 effective Dec. 16, 1968, see section 105 of Pub. L. 90–618, set out as a note under section 921 of this title.

Effective Date Section effective 180 days after June 19, 1968, see section 907 of Pub. L. 90–351, set out as a note under section 921 of this title.

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