Disambiguation evidence for Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990, 18 U.S.C. § 922(q) via surface form

"Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990"


As subject (48)

Triples where this entity appears as subject under the label "Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990".

Predicate Object
affectedProvision 18 U.S.C. § 922(q)(1) (original version)
amendedVersion 18 U.S.C. § 922(q)(2) (as revised after Lopez)
appliesNationwide true
appliesTo elementary schools
appliesTo secondary schools
challengedIn United States v. Lopez
surface form: United States v. Lopez, 514 U.S. 549 (1995)
citationFormat Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990, 18 U.S.C. § 922(q) self-linksurface differs
citedAs GFSZA
codifiedAs 18 U.S.C. § 922(q)
commerceNexusRequirement as amended, firearm must have moved in or otherwise affect interstate or foreign commerce
constitutionalIssue scope of Congress’s Commerce Clause power
containsException firearm on private property not part of school grounds
containsException firearm that is unloaded and in a locked container or locked firearms rack
containsException individual licensed to possess firearm by the state
containsException law enforcement officers acting in official capacity
containsException use of a firearm in a school zone as part of a program approved by a school
containsException use of a firearm in accordance with a contract with a school
defines school zone
enactedBy United States Congress
enforcementAgency Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
enforcementAgency United States Department of Justice
hasTitle Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990, 18 U.S.C. § 922(q) self-link
surface form: Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990
heldUnconstitutionalIn United States v. Lopez
instanceOf United States federal statute
instanceOf criminal law statute
instanceOf firearms regulation
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
language English
legislativeType public law
locatedInTitle Title 18 of the United States Code
maximumPenalty up to 5 years imprisonment (original version)
notableCase United States v. Lopez
partOf Crime Control Act of 1990
penaltyType federal criminal penalties
policyGoal reduce gun violence in and around schools
postLopezAction Congress amended statute to add interstate-commerce nexus
primaryCitation 18 U.S.C. § 922(q)
prohibits knowingly possessing a firearm in a school zone
reasonForInvalidation exceeded Congress’s authority under the Commerce Clause
regulates possession of firearms in school zones
relatedTo Commerce Clause
surface form: Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution
relatedTo federalism in the United States
schoolZoneDefinition in or on the grounds of a school
schoolZoneDefinition within 1,000 feet of the grounds of a school
signedBy George H. W. Bush
subjectMatter firearms possession
subjectMatter school safety
yearEnacted 1990

As object (3)

Triples where some other subject referred to this entity as "Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990".

Alfonso Lopez, Jr. challenged
"Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990"
surface form: Alfonso Lopez Jr.
Alfonso Lopez, Jr. chargedUnder
"Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990"
surface form: Alfonso Lopez Jr.
surface form: Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990