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LegalText 36 U.S.C. § 40732 Sale of firearms and supplies us united_states_code code_section 36 PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS 407 CORPORATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE AND FIREARMS SAFETY 40732 36 U.S.C. § 40732 current 119-100 2026-06-26 official https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc36@119-100.zip /us/usc/t36/s40732 data/legal/raw/us/code/title-36/usc36.xml cc68da4c80e700f3cef5d7beb15bf209e4b15614cd674b9ca7fa05c1626b4170 d8bb3c94f12bbd56e49d7a2bc029b1f4ab0bb8b69327e9ddbdf94d7adcac580d ad7c07f6f1e1dd6cd6f07ff809f8f17cb7a97ac364c6036f1adff91645ce0735 2026-07-04 official
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36 U.S.C. § 40732 - Sale of firearms and supplies

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(a) Affiliated Organizations.— The corporation may sell, at fair market value, surplus caliber .22 rimfire rifles, caliber .30 surplus rifles, caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 surplus pistols, and surplus pump action shotguns (except any shotgun that is a modular ancillary addition to a service rifle, or meets the definition of a “short-barreled shotgun” as that term is defined in section 921(a)(6) of title 18, United States Code), air rifles, caliber .22 and .30 ammunition, repair parts, and other supplies to organizations affiliated with the corporation that provide training in the use of firearms.

(b) Gun Club Members.— (1) The corporation may sell, at fair market value, surplus caliber .22 rimfire rifles, caliber .30 surplus rifles, caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 surplus pistols, and surplus pump action shotguns (except any shotgun that is a modular ancillary addition to a service rifle, or meets the definition of a “short-barreled shotgun” as that term is defined in section 921(a)(6) of title 18, United States Code), ammunition, repair parts and other supplies necessary for target practice to a citizen of the United States who is legally of age and who is a member of a gun club affiliated with the corporation.

(2) Except as provided in section 40733 of this title, sales under this subsection are subject to applicable United States, State, and local law. In addition to any other requirement, the corporation shall establish procedures to obtain a criminal records check of the individual with United States Government and State law enforcement agencies.

(c) Limitation on Sales.— (1) No person acquiring a firearm under this chapter may sell a repair part designed to convert a firearm to fire in a fully automatic mode.

(2) The corporation may not sell any item to an individual who has been convicted of—

(A) a felony; or

(B) a violation of section 922 of title 18.

(d) Sales by Other Persons.— A person who receives a rifle or any ammunition, repair parts, or supplies under section 40728B(c) of this title may sell, at fair market value, such rifle, ammunition, repair parts, or supplies. With respect to rifles other than caliber .22 rimfire and caliber .30 rifles, the seller shall obtain a license as a dealer in rifles and abide by all requirements imposed on persons licensed under chapter 44 of title 18, including maintaining acquisition and disposition records, and conducting background checks.

(Pub. L. 105225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1340; Pub. L. 11492, div. A, title X, § 1087(a)(2)(C), Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 1013; Pub. L. 114328, div. A, title X, § 1096(b), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2441; Pub. L. 11960, div. A, title X, § 1062(b), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1047.)

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Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 40732(a)36:5504(b)(1).Feb. 10, 1996, Pub. L. 104106, title XVI, § 1614(b), (c), (e)(1), 110 Stat. 518. 40732(b)(1)36:5504(b)(2) (1st sentence). 40732(b)(2) (1st sentence)36:5504(e)(1). 40732(b)(2) (last sentence)36:5504(b)(2) (last sentence). 40732(c)36:5504(c). In subsection (a), the words “repair parts, and other supplies” are substituted for “repair parts, and accouterments” for consistency in the revised title. In subsection (b)(1), the words “repair parts, and other supplies” are substituted for “targets, repair parts and accouterments, and other supplies and appliances” for consistency in the revised title. In subsection (b)(2), the word “appropriate” is omitted as unnecessary. In subsection (c)(1), the word “sell” is substituted for “offer for sale” to eliminate unnecessary words. In subsection (c)(2), the words “any item” are substituted for “rifles, ammunition, or any other item available for sale to individuals under the Civilian Marksmanship Program” to eliminate unnecessary words.

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Amendments2025—Subsecs. (a), (b)(1). Pub. L. 11960 substituted “, caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 surplus pistols, and surplus pump action shotguns (except any shotgun that is a modular ancillary addition to a service rifle, or meets the definition of a short-barreled shotgun as that term is defined in section 921(a)(6) of title 18, United States Code),” for “, and caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 surplus pistols,”. 2016—Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 114328, § 1096(b)(2), substituted “No person acquiring a firearm under this chapter may” for “The corporation may not”. Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 114328, § 1096(b)(1), added subsec. (d). 2015—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 11492, § 1087(a)(2)(C)(i), substituted “surplus caliber .22 rimfire rifles, caliber .30 surplus rifles, and caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 surplus pistols” for “caliber .22 rimfire and caliber .30 surplus rifles”. Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 11492 substituted “surplus caliber .22 rimfire rifles, caliber .30 surplus rifles, and caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 surplus pistols” for “caliber .22 rimfire and caliber .30 surplus rifles” and “is legally of age” for “is over 18 years of age”.