Brady Bill
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The Brady Bill is a U.S. federal law that established background checks and waiting periods for handgun purchases to help prevent gun violence.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brady Bill canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
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gun control law ⓘ |
| amends | Gun Control Act of 1968 ⓘ |
| appliesTo | handgun purchases from federally licensed firearms dealers ⓘ |
| associatedPerson | Sarah Brady ⓘ |
| contains |
provisions for federal fallback background checks
ⓘ
provisions for state implementation of background checks ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| created | National Instant Criminal Background Check System ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1994-02-28 ⓘ |
| enactmentYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| established |
federal background check requirement for handgun purchases
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interim five-day waiting period for handgun purchases ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
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Federal Bureau of Investigation ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | 1981 assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| legalCitation |
107 Stat. 1536
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Public Law 103-159 ⓘ |
| legislativeChamber |
United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
James S. Brady
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surface form:
James Brady
|
| officialName | Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act ⓘ |
| oversightAgency | United States Department of Justice ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
opposed by many gun rights advocates
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supported by gun control advocates ⓘ |
| prohibitsSaleTo |
convicted felons
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fugitives from justice ⓘ persons adjudicated as mentally defective or committed to mental institutions ⓘ persons convicted of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence ⓘ persons subject to certain domestic violence restraining orders ⓘ unlawful users of or addicts to controlled substances ⓘ |
| purpose |
to keep firearms from prohibited purchasers
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to prevent gun violence ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Second Amendment to the United States Constitution
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gun politics in the United States ⓘ |
| requires |
background checks for handgun purchases from federally licensed dealers
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waiting period for handgun purchases during initial implementation ⓘ |
| requiresCheckAgainst |
federal and state criminal history records
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records of persons adjudicated mentally defective or committed to mental institutions ⓘ |
| scope | nationwide within the United States ⓘ |
| shortName |
Brady Act
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surface form:
Brady Law
|
| signedBy | Bill Clinton ⓘ |
| signingDate | 1993-11-30 ⓘ |
| sponsor |
Charles Schumer
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surface form:
Charles E. Schumer
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| status | in force ⓘ |
| supersededBy |
NICS
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surface form:
National Instant Criminal Background Check System
|
| typeOfRegulation | firearms purchase regulation ⓘ |
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