December 9 in Firearms History

2 dates for gun owners on December 9

  • Law or Ruling 1
  • Remembered 1
  1. Law or Ruling1988 · 38 years ago

    Undetectable Firearms Act – Effective

    Undetectable Firearms Act took effect December 9, 1988

    Signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on November 10, 1988 (Public Law 100-649).

    The act makes it illegal to manufacture, import, sell, ship, deliver, possess, transfer or receive any firearm that a walk-through metal detector cannot detect as readily as a security exemplar containing 3.7 ounces of steel, or whose major components do not produce an accurate image on airport X-ray machines.

    The original law carried a 10-year sunset. Congress extended it in 1998 for five years, in 2003 for ten years and in 2013 for ten years, with short extensions in late 2023 and early 2024. The March 2024 extension keeps it in force through 2031.

  2. Remembered

    Herman Johannes Krag (died)

    Herman Krag
    Ole Herman Johannes Krag
    April 7, 1837 – Dec 9, 1916
    Norway

    1886, Krag–Petersson Rifle
    1872,Krag–Jørgensen Rifle