---
kind: "unit"
title: "18"
title_heading: "Crimes and Criminal Procedure"
key: "ptI/ch44"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 44"
heading: "Firearms"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/18/ptI-ch44"
sections_count: 21
---

# Chapter 44 — Firearms

Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure › Part I — Crimes

## Sections

- [§921. Definitions](/usc/18/921.md)
- [§922. Unlawful acts](/usc/18/922.md)
- [§923. Licensing](/usc/18/923.md)
- [§924. Penalties](/usc/18/924.md)
- [§925. Exceptions: Relief from disabilities](/usc/18/925.md)
- [§925A. Remedy for erroneous denial of firearm](/usc/18/925A.md)
- [§925B. Reporting of background check denials to State authorities](/usc/18/925B.md)
- [§925C. Annual report to Congress](/usc/18/925C.md)
- [§925D. Special assistant U.S. attorneys and cross-deputized attorneys](/usc/18/925D.md)
- [§926. Rules and regulations](/usc/18/926.md)
- [§926A. Interstate transportation of firearms](/usc/18/926A.md)
- [§926B. Carrying of concealed firearms by qualified law enforcement officers](/usc/18/926B.md)
- [§926C. Carrying of concealed firearms by qualified retired law enforcement officers](/usc/18/926C.md)
- [§927. Effect on State law](/usc/18/927.md)
- [§928. Separability](/usc/18/928.md)
- [§929. Use of restricted ammunition](/usc/18/929.md)
- [§930. Possession of firearms and dangerous weapons in Federal facilities](/usc/18/930.md)
- [§931. Prohibition on purchase, ownership, or possession of body armor by violent felons](/usc/18/931.md)
- [§932. Straw purchasing of firearms](/usc/18/932.md)
- [§933. Trafficking in firearms](/usc/18/933.md)
- [§934. Forfeiture and fines](/usc/18/934.md)