Guns and the Law

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Guns and the Law

• PA GUN LAW QUIZ
• PA FIREARMS STATUTES

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• What is the overall argument of the gun laws in
  this country?
• What is the amendment that protect that right to
  own a gun?
• What is the other argument of this amendment?
• 1968 Gun Control Act
• Certain people cannot own firearms
• Serial numbers on all guns
• No mail order
• Licensing fee
• Hand gun (21) long gun (18)

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Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (Brady Bill)

• Passed in November 30, 1993 by President Clinton
• initially required a five-day waiting period for
  customers purchasing firearms or handguns, and
  mandated a national criminal background check on
  purchasers buying handguns from ATF-licensed
  dealers
• In the interval the so-called "instant-check"
  system, still used today, was developed by the
  FBI in 1998
• The "instant" check still requires a wait of
  three business days in instances where the system
  fails to positively approve or deny the
  applicant.
• Under the Brady Law, prior to the sale of a
  handgun, federally-licensed firearms dealers must
  verify the identity of a customer and receive
  authorization from the background checking
  system's database.
• Montana brought a case against the United States
  stating that the mandatory background checks were
  unconstitutional
• Supreme Court upheld previous unstated idea that
  checks were not unconstitutional and was approved
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• States rights? Training courses, test, etc
• Permits with concealed weapons
• Many states have different laws with gun control
  issues (Vermont, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas,
  Wyoming (Wyoming residents only)have no gun
  regulations with concealed weapons)