Firearm laws Firearm laws Although the precise definition is disputed, an assault weapon is generally defined as a semi-automatic firearm that is similar in name, appearance, or design to a fully automatic firearm or military weapon. Note that this term is not synonymous with assault rifle, which has an established technical definition. ...more on Wikipedia about "Assault weapon"
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATF) is a law enforcement agency within the United States Department of Justice. Its responsibilities include enforcing certain federal laws, administering certain federal crime prevention programs, protecting the public and reducing violent crime. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives"
In the United States, concealed carry is the right to carry a handgun or other weapon in public in a concealed manner. In some states, it applies only to the carry of firearms as all other weapons are expressly not covered by the right. Even as the number of states adopting legislation permitting this has grown, it has met with opposition. Currently, 37 U.S. states permit adults who have applied, have no criminal record, and (in some cases) meet training requirements to carry one or more handguns in a concealed manner; issuing officials may not arbitrarily deny a permit application, a practice known as Florida-style "shall issue." A further nine states have "may issue" laws; typically specific "need" must be established, but in practice, this is a mechanism to prohibit most people from carrying. These "may issue" states range from "shall issue" in practice ( Alabama and Connecticut are examples) to "at the whim of local officials" (such as New York and California; rural officials in those states liberally issue permits but officials in urbanized counties generally are more restrictive) to "almost non-issue" in states such as Maryland and Hawaii where even documented death threats are sometimes not sufficient to convince officials to issue permits. Two states, ( Vermont and Alaska), allow any non-criminal who has reached the age of 16 or 21 respectively, to carry without a permit of any kind. However, Alaska residents may still obtain a completely optional, non-required permit so as to receive reciprocal carry rights in other states, or to gain exemption from the NICS background check. ...more on Wikipedia about "Concealed carry (USA)"
A destructive device is a firearm or explosive device that, in United States, is regulated by the National Firearms Act of 1934. Examples of destructive devices are grenades, and firearms with a bore over one half of an inch, including some semi-automatic shotguns. While current federal laws allow destructive devices, some states have banned them from transfer to civilians, and only law enforcement officers and military officers are allowed to own them. ...more on Wikipedia about "Destructive device"
Federal Form 4473 is a US government form that must be filled out when a person buys a firearm from a Federal Firearm License Holder or gunshop. ...more on Wikipedia about "Federal Form 4473"
Firearm case law are numerous in United States history. While many deal with Second Amendment issues, many others deal with other issues of the constitution. The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution is part of the Bill of Rights. It states that: ...more on Wikipedia about "Firearm case law"
The Firearms (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1997 was the first significant piece of legislation introduced by the new Labour government of Tony Blair. ...more on Wikipedia about "Firearms (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1997"
Many US states have legislated their own gun control laws, independent of existing federal gun control. Some have also created so-called assault weapon bans that are independent, though often similar to, the expired federal assault weapons ban. The state level bans vary significantly in their form, content, and level of restriction. Most US states have a state constitutional provision similar to the Second Amendment of the Bill of Rights. This often raises legal issues on the legality of some of the legislations. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gun control in the United States (by state)"
Gun Law refers to a law that pertains to firearms and weapons. Gun laws are highly dependent on date and location, as they have changed along with developments in weapons and societies. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gun law"
A large capacity magazine was defined under US law as any ammunition feeding device for use in a firearm that could hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition. Their new sale in the USA was restricted to government and law enforcement officials by the Federal Assault Weapons Ban provision of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act which came into force on September 13 1994. During the ten-year lifetime of the ban, only those magazines holding more than 10 rounds that had been manufactured prior to the ban could be bought by civilians. This had the effect of increasing the price of such magazines from $10 to $20 to often more than $120, each. Upon the expiration of this law on September 13, 2004, newly-manufactured magazines holding more than 10 rounds could once again be sold openly, to other than law enforcement officers and government users. The immediate result was the overnight drop in price of such magazines, back to the $20 to $30 range for many guns. ...more on Wikipedia about "Large capacity magazine"
In the United States of America, for a may-issue gun law, authorities (usually the local police) have broad discretion as whether to issue a concealed carry (often a background check and safety class) permit to a given individual. Some may-issue states are, for all practical purposes, no-issue. Other may-issue states have policies that vary radically from one political subdivision to another. ...more on Wikipedia about "May issue"
The German Weapons Law ( German: Waffengesetz) of March 18 1938, was a gun control act which was enacted by Germany's National Socialist government. The Nazi Weapons Law introduced handgun control. Firearms ownership was restricted to Nazi party members and other "reliable" people. ...more on Wikipedia about "National Weapons Law"
For a no-issue gun law, concealed carry is prohibited to the general public. As of April 2004 in the United States, only Illinois, Wisconsin, Kansas, Nebraska and Washington, D.C. (where handguns are illegal) are no-issue jurisdictions. Wisconsin, Kansas and Nebraska all permit unlicenced open carry, subject to county and municipal restrictions. ...more on Wikipedia about "No-issue"
A one-handgun a month law is designed to cut off the supply of guns to criminals by limiting handgun purchases to one every thirty days per person. The rationale for enacting this law is that gun traffickers frequently purchase large numbers of cheap handguns from states with weak gun laws, particularly those in the south, and sell them at an inflated price to criminals in states with strong gun laws. The law was first passed in 1975 in the state of South Carolina. However, it gained fame after the state of Virginia enacted it in 1993 to combat the illegal flow of guns from their state to the Northeast. Before the law passed, 40% of the guns used in crime in New York City were traced back to Virginia. Afterwards, Virginia's share of guns from the Southeast traced to crime in the Northeast dropped from 54% to 16%. Laws were later passed in Maryland in 1996 and California in 1999. In 2004, the state of South Carolina repealed its law after pro-gun supporters gained control of the state legislature and the governor's office. ...more on Wikipedia about "One handgun a month law" Who is http://www.shortopedia.com?
Operation Trident is a Metropolitan Police Service initiative set up to deal with gun crime in London's black community. It was set up in March 1998 following a series of shootings in the London boroughs of Lambeth and Brent. Special attention is placed on drug-related shootings. The importance of Trident is such that it has been established as a dedicated Operational Command Unit (OCU) as part of the Metropolitan Police Specialist Crime Directorate, where it has been combined with officers from Operation Trafalgar to investigate shootings in London's other ethnic communities. ...more on Wikipedia about "Operation Trident"
Project Exile was a federal program started in Richmond, Virginia in 1997. By prosecuting illegal gun offenses in federal court, Project Exile helped to reduce gun violence in Richmond by 40 percent, according to federal and city officials. ...more on Wikipedia about "Project Exile"
RKBA is an abbreviation for the concept of a Right to Keep and Bear Arms, as used in the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution, where it is stated: ...more on Wikipedia about "RKBA"
Robyn K. Anderson was a senior at Columbine High School near Denver and Littleton, Colorado, and a friend of Dylan Klebold. ...more on Wikipedia about "Robyn Anderson"
Amendment II (the Second Amendment) of the United States Constitution, which is part of the Bill of Rights, codifies the right of the people to keep and bear arms. ...more on Wikipedia about "Second Amendment to the United States Constitution"
For a shall-issue gun law, authorities (usually the local police) are required to issue a concealed carry permit to any individual who request it if he meets the state's issuance criteria, often a background check and a safety class. ...more on Wikipedia about "Shall issue"
Shannon's law refers to specific changes in Arizona statutes, enacted in 2000, making it a felony offence to discharge firearms randomly into the air, resulting in injury or death. ...more on Wikipedia about "Shannon's law (Arizona)" It's time to think about http://www.shortopedia.com.
A straw purchase is a situation in which a buyer uses an intermediary (a "straw purchaser") through which to acquire one or more firearms from a licensed firearms dealer. The purpose is to hide the identity of the true purchaser or ultimate possessor of the firearm(s). Straw purchases and theft are common ways that prohibited people, such as convicted felons, obtain firearms. ...more on Wikipedia about "Straw purchase"
The Sullivan Act is a controversial gun control law in New York City. It dates to 1911, and is still in force, one of the older gun control laws in the United States. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sullivan Act"
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For an unrestricted gun law, no permit is required for concealed carry. Any law-abiding adult, regardless of resident status, who can possess a handgun can carry it concealed within the state's borders. Currently, only Alaska and Vermont allow the general public to carry a concealed firearm without a permit. ...more on Wikipedia about "Unrestricted"
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