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The National Firearms Act of 1934 (P.L. No. 73-474) placed high taxes on the manufacturers, sellers, and purchasers of automatic weapons (machine guns). Fully automatic weapons made after May 19, 1986, are now banned earlier ones can be sold by federally licensed Class III firearm dealers on payment of tax and after passing a background check. [Pg.37]

A firearms dealer and two prospective purchasers joined together to challenge the constitutionality of a ban on assault weapons enacted by the city of Columbus, Ohio. [Pg.77]

Congress passes the Firearms Owners Protection Act, a law that rolls back some provisions of earlier federal firearms legislation. For example, it reduces paperwork violations for firearms dealers from a felony to a misdemeanor and allows the interstate sale of long guns by dealers. However, it also increases penalties for drug traffickers who possess firearms and incorporates an amendment that essentially bans the purchase of automatic firearms by civilians if the guns were manufactured after the enactment of the law. [Pg.104]

A trade group for firearms dealers. The association has been engaged in trying to counteract liability suits being filed against gun makers by cities. [Pg.228]

To provide for a waiting period before the purchase of a handgun, and for the establishment of a national instant criminal back ound check system to be contacted by firearms dealers before the transfer of any firearm. [Pg.266]

Firearms records are often created or altered after the start of an investigation of a suspected firearms dealer. Since certain types of weapons such as machine guns, grenades, sawed-off shotguns and others must be registered with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), proof of their legal registration must be presented. [Pg.134]

In 1938 Congress extended the national firearm regulation system by passing the Federal Firearms Act. This law required that all manufacturers, importers, and dealers in firearms be licensed. It forbade delivery of a gun to a person who had been convicted of (or was under indictment for) a crime or who did not meet local licensing laws. [Pg.17]

Another possibility is to sue the gun dealer who sells a firearm to a person who is obviously intoxicated or otherwise incompetent. In 1997, for example, Deborah Kitchen was shot by her ex-boyfriend, leaving her paralyzed. The boyfriend had obtained a. 22 caliber rifle from a local Kmart store, despite his having, according to his testimony, consumed a flfth of whiskey and a whole case of beer during the day. The appeals court ruled that under such circumstances the store could be guilty of negligent entrustment of the gun. [Pg.29]

The Federal Firearms Act of 1938 (R L. No. 75-785) required that all dealers who buy or sell weapons across state lines hold a Federal Firearms License (FFL). The Gun Control Act of 1968 (P. L. No. 90-618) superseded the 1938 law. It increased license fees and prohibited most sales of firearms or ammunition across state lines. All gun dealers now had to be licensed and had to record all sales of firearms or ammunition so that they could be traced by police. Maximum penalties were raised to 5,000 and imprisonment for five years. [Pg.41]

The Firearms Owners Protection Act of 1986 liberalized some of these requirements. Long guns (rifles and shotguns), but not handguns, could be sold across state lines. Guns and ammunition could be purchased through the mail subject to various restrictions. Gun dealers could sell firearms in a place other than a store (such as a flea market or a gun show). Record-keeping requirements were reduced. [Pg.41]

The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 made further changes to the system. License holders are now photographed and fingerprinted and are required to comply with applicable state and local laws. Dealers must report any thefts of weapons within 48 hours and must immediately respond to the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Ttibacco, and Firearms requests for firearm traces. [Pg.41]

There have been a wider variety of cases at all levels dealing with the regulation of firearms and, more recently, with civil liability of firearm manufacturers or dealers. However, because there are so many constitutional and civil issues involved in gun control litigation, the following list breaks down the decisions by topic. (Note that some cases involve more than one topic.) Cases under each topic are listed in chronological order. [Pg.44]

Congress passes the Federal Firearms Act of 1938. It requires that manufacturers, importers, and dealers in firearms (and ammunition for pistols and revolvers) obtain licenses. The law also prohibits delivery of a gun to a known criminal, to someone under indictment, or in violation of local licensing laws. [Pg.102]

National Instant Check System (NICS) A nationwide database of criminal and certain mental health records, used to allow gun dealers to verify that a purchaser can legally obtain a firearm. [Pg.128]

The site NFA and other gun law related info and cares has handily compiled a large collection of gun-related federal and state cases, criminal and civil, as well as a lot of other material on gun laws including NFA (National Firearms Act) dealer registration http //www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/ cs/usr/wbardwel/public/nfalist. [Pg.147]

Douglass, Linda. Where Criminals Get Their Guns So Few Dealers Supply So Many Weapons Used in Crimes. ABC News.com. Available online. URL http //abcnews.go.eom/sections/wnt/CloserLook/gun sales040112.html. Downloaded on July 7, 2004. A surprising fact is that more than half of the firearms traced in crimes come from about 1 percent of the nation s gun stores. A new study by Americans for Gun Safety found that federal agents seldom audit, let alone prosecute, these gun stores. [Pg.181]

Every person arriving in Hawaii is required to register any firearm(s) brought into the state within three days of arrival of the person or firearm(s), whichever occurs later. Handguns purchased from licensed dealers must be registered within five days. [Pg.259]

OTHER TERMS.— The terms firearm , handgun , licensed importer , licensed manufacturer , and licensed dealer have the meanings stated in section 921(a) of tide 18, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a)(2). [Pg.274]


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