Machine Guns & Automatic Firearms in North Dakota

North Dakota prohibits anyone from purchasing, selling, having, or possessing a machine gun or fully automatic rifle unless that person has complied with the National Firearms Act, which only requires that the firearms be registered.1 North Dakota law requires local law enforcement to approve the registration of a machine gun if the applicant meets minimal requirements.2

See our Machine Guns policy summary for a comprehensive discussion of this issue.

Notes
  1. N.D. Cent. Code § 62.1-05-01.
  2. N.D. Cent. Code §62.1-05-03. Such registration must be approved “if the applicant is not prohibited by law from receiving or possessing the firearm or is not the subject of a proceeding that could result in the applicant being prohibited by law from receiving or possessing the firearm.” Id.

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