McClure-Volkmer Act
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The McClure-Volkmer Act is a 1986 U.S. federal law that revised and relaxed certain gun control provisions while adding new regulations on firearms sales and ownership.
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| McClure-Volkmer Act canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: McClure-Volkmer Act Context triple: [Firearm Owners Protection Act, alsoKnownAs, McClure-Volkmer Act]
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Aldrich–Vreeland Act
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Burton Act
The Burton Act is a key piece of legislation that established the governance and management framework for the Port of San Francisco.
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Smith-Connally Act
The Smith-Connally Act was a 1943 U.S. wartime law that gave the federal government authority to seize and operate industries threatened by labor strikes in order to maintain wartime production.
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Evarts Act
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: McClure-Volkmer Act Target entity description: The McClure-Volkmer Act is a 1986 U.S. federal law that revised and relaxed certain gun control provisions while adding new regulations on firearms sales and ownership.
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A.
Aldrich–Vreeland Act
The Aldrich–Vreeland Act was a 1908 U.S. law that created emergency currency provisions and laid groundwork for banking reform in response to the Panic of 1907.
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B.
Wheeler-Rayburn Act
The Wheeler-Rayburn Act is a New Deal-era U.S. federal law that restructured and regulated electric utility holding companies to curb monopolistic practices and protect consumers and investors.
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C.
Burton Act
The Burton Act is a key piece of legislation that established the governance and management framework for the Port of San Francisco.
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D.
Smith-Connally Act
The Smith-Connally Act was a 1943 U.S. wartime law that gave the federal government authority to seize and operate industries threatened by labor strikes in order to maintain wartime production.
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E.
Evarts Act
The Evarts Act was a landmark 1891 U.S. federal law that created the United States courts of appeals, significantly restructuring the federal judiciary and easing the Supreme Court’s caseload.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
ⓘ
firearms legislation ⓘ |
| affects |
federal firearms licensees
ⓘ
individual gun owners ⓘ interstate firearms commerce ⓘ |
| alsoIncludes | new regulations on firearms sales and ownership ⓘ |
| amends | Gun Control Act of 1968 ⓘ |
| appliesTo | United States residents and entities subject to federal firearms law ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | legislative branch of the United States ⓘ |
| clarifies | legal protections for interstate transportation of unloaded, cased firearms ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Title 18 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| contains |
provisions related to ammunition sales
ⓘ
provisions related to machine guns ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateEnacted | 1986-05-19 ⓘ |
| enforcementBy |
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
ⓘ
United States Department of Justice ⓘ |
| expands | definition of prohibited persons for firearms possession in certain respects ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | FOPA ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName |
Firearm Owners Protection Act
ⓘ
surface form:
Firearm Owners' Protection Act
|
| hasShortName | FOPA ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
Harold L. Volkmer
ⓘ
James A. McClure ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| limits | frequency of routine inspections of licensed firearms dealers by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Harold L. Volkmer
ⓘ
James A. McClure ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
opposed by many gun control advocates
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supported by gun rights advocates ⓘ |
| presidentAtEnactment | Ronald Reagan ⓘ |
| primaryGoal |
to protect the rights of law-abiding firearms owners
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to revise and relax certain federal gun control provisions ⓘ |
| prohibits | creation of a national firearms registry by the federal government ⓘ |
| regulates |
inspection procedures for firearms dealers
ⓘ
interstate sale of firearms ⓘ penalties for certain firearms violations ⓘ record-keeping requirements for firearms dealers ⓘ transportation of firearms across state lines ⓘ |
| signedBy | Ronald Reagan ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
firearms regulation
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gun control ⓘ gun rights ⓘ |
| typeOfChange | amendment and revision of existing firearms law ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1986 ⓘ |
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