U.S.C. Title 26 - INTERNAL REVENUE CODE 26 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 26 - INTERNAL REVENUE CODE Subtitle D - Miscellaneous Excise Taxes CHAPTER 32 - MANUFACTURERS EXCISE TAXES Subchapter D - Recreational Equipment PART III - FIREARMS Sec. 4181 - Imposition of tax From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov
§4181. Imposition of tax
There is hereby imposed upon the sale by the manufacturer, producer, or importer of the following articles a tax equivalent to the specified percent of the price for which so sold: Articles taxable at 10 percent— Pistols. Revolvers. Articles taxable at 11 percent— Firearms (other than pistols and revolvers). Shells, and cartridges.
(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 490.)