{"id":201404,"date":"2024-04-22T16:56:38","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T21:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=201404"},"modified":"2024-04-22T16:57:12","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T21:57:12","slug":"i-moved-out-of-state-and-forgot-to-register-my-nfa-items","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/i-moved-out-of-state-and-forgot-to-register-my-nfa-items\/","title":{"rendered":"I Moved Out of State and Forgot to Register My NFA Items&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I Moved Out of State and Forgot to Register My NFA Items.  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