Getting arrested for DUI does not mean you will be convicted. Police misconduct, defective breathalyzers and crime lab mistakes may be enough to get your charges lessened or dismissed. Visit our page on Colorado DUI Laws to learn more.
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Getting arrested for DUI does not mean you will be convicted. Police misconduct, defective breathalyzers and crime lab mistakes may be enough to get your charges lessened or dismissed. Visit our page on Colorado DUI Laws to learn more.
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You can legally own a submachine gun (SMG) in Colorado if (1) you lawfully obtain an “NFA tax stamp” from the ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives), and (2) the SMG was manufactured prior to May 19, 1986.
Getting an NFA tax stamp requires you to pay $200 and complete – and have approved – an ATF Form 4, Application for Tax Paid Transfer and Registration of Firearm for the particular SMG. This process can take several months.1
Abbreviated SMG, submachine guns are portable automatic firearms that discharge from the hip or shoulder and that use handgun-type ammunition. Machine guns tend to be larger and have more firepower than submachine guns because machine guns use rifle ammunition.
SMGs were originally developed for WWI. The military still uses them. The most famous SMG model is the Thompson submachine gun, nicknamed the Tommy Gun.2
You may not possess or own a submachine gun – or any other firearm – in Colorado if you are:
In Colorado, possessing a “dangerous weapon” (which includes submachine guns) without a valid NFA tax stamp is a class 5 felony. The punishment is:
But a subsequent violation of possessing a dangerous weapon without a valid NFA tax stamp is a class 4 felony in Colorado. The penalty increases to:
Note that it is a class 5 felony in Colorado for people to possess firearms (including submachine guns) if they have a prior conviction for domestic violence or a serious felony crime. Penalties for POWPO (Possession Of Weapon by a Previous Offender) include:
In Colorado, you must obtain a valid NFA stamp in order to lawfully possess:
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