GCA
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GCA is a landmark U.S. federal law enacted in 1968 that regulates the firearms industry and gun sales, including licensing, prohibited persons, and interstate commerce in weapons.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| GCA canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
ⓘ
firearms regulation law ⓘ |
| amendedBy |
Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act
ⓘ
Firearm Owners Protection Act ⓘ |
| authorizes | inspection of licensed firearms dealers ⓘ |
| codifiedAt | Title 18 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| codifiedSections |
18 U.S.C. § 921
ⓘ
18 U.S.C. § 922 ⓘ 18 U.S.C. § 923 ⓘ 18 U.S.C. § 924 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| definesTerm |
ammunition
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firearm ⓘ licensed dealer ⓘ prohibited person ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| enactedInYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ |
| establishes | federal firearms licensing system ⓘ |
| fullName | Gun Control Act of 1968 ⓘ |
| historicalContext | enacted after the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| minimumAgeHandgunDealerPurchase | 21 ⓘ |
| minimumAgeLongGunDealerPurchase | 18 ⓘ |
| prohibitsPossessionBy |
felons
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fugitives from justice ⓘ illegal aliens ⓘ persons adjudicated as mental defectives ⓘ persons committed to mental institutions ⓘ persons convicted of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence ⓘ persons dishonorably discharged from the Armed Forces ⓘ persons subject to certain restraining orders ⓘ persons who have renounced U.S. citizenship ⓘ unlawful users of controlled substances ⓘ |
| purpose |
to keep firearms out of the hands of prohibited persons
ⓘ
to regulate interstate commerce in firearms ⓘ |
| regulates |
firearms industry
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gun sales ⓘ interstate commerce in firearms ⓘ |
| requires |
maintenance of firearms transaction records
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recordkeeping by licensed firearms dealers ⓘ |
| requiresLicenseFor |
collectors of curios and relics
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firearms dealers ⓘ firearms importers ⓘ firearms manufacturers ⓘ |
| restricts | mail-order firearm sales ⓘ |
| setsMinimumAgeFor |
handgun purchases from licensed dealers
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long gun purchases from licensed dealers ⓘ |
| signedBy | Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ |
| signedOnDate | 1968-10-22 ⓘ |
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