Gun Control Act of 1968
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The Gun Control Act of 1968 is a landmark U.S. federal law that regulates the firearms industry and gun ownership, including licensing, sales restrictions, and prohibitions on possession by certain categories of individuals.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Title II of the Gun Control Act | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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firearms regulation law ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ |
| amendedBy |
Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act
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Firearm Owners Protection Act ⓘ Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 ⓘ |
| codifiedAs | 18 U.S.C. Chapter 44 ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Title 18 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| containsProvision |
definition of prohibited persons for firearms possession
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import restrictions based on sporting purposes test ⓘ marking and serial number requirements for firearms ⓘ prohibition on interstate transfer of firearms to non-licensees ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| effectiveIn |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| establishes |
Federal Firearms Licensees
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surface form:
Federal Firearms License system
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| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
federal government of the United States
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| mainSubject | firearms regulation ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
assassination of John F. Kennedy
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assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ assassination of Robert F. Kennedy ⓘ |
| prohibitsPossessionBy |
convicted felons
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fugitives from justice ⓘ illegal aliens ⓘ persons adjudicated as mentally defective ⓘ 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 ⓘ |
| regulates |
firearms commerce
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firearms distribution ⓘ firearms importation ⓘ firearms industry ⓘ firearms licensing ⓘ firearms manufacture ⓘ firearms sales ⓘ interstate firearms transfers ⓘ |
| requires |
federal licensing of firearms dealers
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record-keeping by licensed firearms dealers ⓘ |
| restricts |
interstate firearms sales to non-licensees
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mail-order firearms sales ⓘ |
| setsMinimumAgeForPurchase |
18 for rifles and shotguns
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21 for handguns ⓘ |
| shortName | GCA ⓘ |
| signedBy | Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ |
| signingDate | 1968-10-22 ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1968 ⓘ |
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Title II of the Gun Control Act