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Alabama law does not restrict the possession or transfer of machine guns.

Federal law requires machine guns to be registered with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF), and generally prohibits the transfer or possession of machine guns manufactured after May 19, 1986.1

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

  1. 18 U.S.C. § 922(o); 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d).[]