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In June 2014, Pennsylvania adopted the Pennsylvania long rifle as its state firearm. [ 5] In July 2014, Alaska adopted the pre-1964 Winchester Model 70 rifle as its state firearm. The bill, sponsored by Senate President Charlie Huggins, refers to the gun as the "rifleman's rifle." The bill says the gun helped Alaskans "establish a firm foothold ...
t. e. The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act is a United States federal law, passed during the 117th United States Congress. It implemented several changes to the mental health system, school safety programs, and gun control laws. Gun control laws in the bill include extended background checks for firearm purchasers under the age of 21 ...
United States v. Stewart(348 F.3d 1132 (2003)[19]and 451 F.3d 1071 (2006)[20]) - In 2003, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuitstruck down Stewart's conviction on a charge of possession of an unregistered machinegun (18 U.S.C. §922(o)) on Commerce Clause grounds. Following the Supreme Court's decision in Gonzales v.
Emboldened by their majorities in the House and Senate, Democrats are making a new push to enact the first major new gun control laws in more than two decades -- starting with stricter background ...
The Senate voted to advance bipartisan gun legislation on Tuesday, with hopes of passing it prior to the July 4 recess. All 50 members of the Democratic caucus joined 14 Republicans in moving the ...
Gun laws in the United States regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition. State laws (and the laws of the District of Columbia and of the U.S. territories ) vary considerably, and are independent of existing federal firearms laws , although they are sometimes broader or more limited in scope than the federal laws.
Among the petitions pending at the court is a challenge to a law enacted in New York that, among other things, bars gun possession in certain "sensitive places" and another case taking aim at a ...
In the United States, the right to keep and bear arms is modulated by a variety of state and federal statutes. These laws generally regulate the manufacture, trade, possession, transfer, record keeping, transport, and destruction of firearms, ammunition, and firearms accessories. [ 1] They are enforced by state, local and the federal agencies ...