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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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
supported by gun rights advocates
presidentAtEnactment Ronald Reagan
primaryGoal to protect the rights of law-abiding firearms owners
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
gun control
gun rights
typeOfChange amendment and revision of existing firearms law
yearEnacted 1986

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Firearm Owners Protection Act alsoKnownAs McClure-Volkmer Act
FOPA alsoKnownAs McClure-Volkmer Act
subject surface form: Firearm Owners Protection Act