1968 Gun Control Act

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:aimed_to_regulate firearm sales
gptkbp:aims_to reduce gun violence
gptkbp:allows sale of firearms to certain individuals
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:Firearm_Owners_Protection_Act
gptkbp:applies_to importation of firearms
gptkbp:defines prohibited persons
gptkbp:effective_date October 22, 1968
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:established gptkb:National_Instant_Criminal_Background_Check_System_(NICS)
Federal Firearms License (FFL) system
gptkbp:has_limitations mail-order gun sales
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1968 Gun Control Act
gptkbp:includes provisions for interstate commerce in firearms
gptkbp:influenced_by assassinations of the 1960s
gptkbp:regulates firearm sales
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Brady_Handgun_Violence_Prevention_Act
gptkbp:required_background_checks_for firearm purchasers
gptkbp:requires background checks for firearm purchases
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
President Lyndon B. Johnson
gptkbp:was_influenced_by assassinations in the 1960s
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:NRA
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5