Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Brady_Handgun_Violence_Prevention_Act
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Brady_Act
gptkbp:appliesTo licensed firearms dealers
gptkbp:category 1993 in American law
Gun law in the United States
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:18_U.S.C._§_922(s)
gptkbp:compatibleWith private sales
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:establishes gptkb:National_Instant_Criminal_Background_Check_System
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act
gptkbp:initiallyRequired five-day waiting period for handgun purchases
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:James_Brady
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:National_Rifle_Association
gptkbp:passedHouseDate 238-189
gptkbp:passedSenateVote 63-36
gptkbp:publicLawNumber 103-159
gptkbp:purpose to mandate federal background checks on firearm purchasers in the United States
gptkbp:relatedTo gun control in the United States
gptkbp:repealedBy five-day waiting period (after 1998)
gptkbp:replacedBy instant background check system (after 1998)
gptkbp:requires background checks for gun buyers
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Bill_Clinton
November 30, 1993
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Charles_E._Schumer
gptkbp:startDate February 28, 1994
gptkbp:subjectOf Supreme Court case Printz v. United States
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:Handgun_Control,_Inc.
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bill_Clinton
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4