U.S. Gun Policy: Framework and Major Issues - Congress.gov
Two primary federal statutory regimes govern the transfer, sale, and possession of firearms: the National Firearms Act of 1934 (NFA; 26 U.S.C. Chapter 53) and the Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA; 18 U.S.C. Chapter 44), as amended.
Key facts about Americans and guns | Pew Research Center
Here are some key findings about Americans’ views of gun ownership, gun policy and other subjects, drawn from Pew Research Center surveys. Pew Research Center conducted this analysis to summarize key facts about Americans’ relationships with guns.
Department of Justice | Reducing Gun Violence
These are small, easily concealable devices can transform a semi-automatic firearm into an illegal machinegun in mere seconds, matching or surpassing the rate of fire of military-grade machineguns.
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Gun control - Wikipedia
Gun control refers to domestic and international attempts to regulate, and harmonize the regulation of, the private and industrial manufacture, trade, possession, use, and transport of a class of weapons typically identified as small arms.
Gun Safety Policies Save Lives - Everytown Research & Policy
We compared gun policy across the country, scoring every state on the strength of its gun laws and comparing it with its rate of gun violence. In states where elected officials have taken action to pass gun safety laws, fewer people die by gun violence.
Gun Control Act | ATF
Gun Control Act of 1968 This Legislation regulated interstate and foreign commerce in firearms, including importation, "prohibited persons", and licensing provisions.