Firearm Owners Protection Act

Firearms Owners' Protection Act of 1986
Long title	An Act to amend chapter 44 (relating to firearms) of title 18, United States Code, and for other purposes.
Acronyms (colloquial)	FOPA
Enacted by	the 99th United States Congress
Effective	May 19, 1986
Citations
Public law	Pub. L. 99–308
Statutes at Large	100 Stat. 449
Codification
Acts amended	Gun Control Act of 1968
Titles amended	18 U.S.C.: Crimes and Criminal Procedure; 26 U.S.C.: Internal Revenue Code;
U.S.C. sections amended	18 U.S.C. ch. 44 § 921 et seq.; 18 U.S.C. ch. 40 § 845; I.R.C. ch. 53, subch. A § 5801;
Legislative history
	Introduced in the Senate as S. 49 by James A. McClure (R–ID) on January 3, 1985; Committee consideration by House Judiciary; Passed the Senate on July 9, 1985 (79-15); Passed the House on April 10, 1986 (292-130, in lieu of H.R. 4332) with amendment; Senate agreed to House amendment on May 6, 1986 (agreed voice vote); Signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on May 19, 1986;

The Firearm Owners' Protection Act (FOPA) of 1986 is a United States federal law that revised many provisions of the Gun Control Act of 1968.