Hughes Amendment
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The Hughes Amendment is a 1986 U.S. federal provision that effectively banned civilian ownership of newly manufactured fully automatic firearms by freezing the machine gun registry.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hughes Amendment canonical | 3 |
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Target entity: Hughes Amendment Context triple: [Firearm Owners Protection Act, languageCommonlyCalled, Hughes Amendment]
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Nunn–Cohen Amendment
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Wheeler-Rayburn Act
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Aldrich–Vreeland Act
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Hughes Amendment Target entity description: The Hughes Amendment is a 1986 U.S. federal provision that effectively banned civilian ownership of newly manufactured fully automatic firearms by freezing the machine gun registry.
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A.
Nunn–Cohen Amendment
The Nunn–Cohen Amendment is a 1987 U.S. law that created a unified special operations command and funding authority, significantly strengthening and institutionalizing American special operations forces.
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B.
Shepard–Byrd Act
The Shepard–Byrd Act is a U.S. federal hate-crime law that expanded protections to include crimes motivated by a victim’s actual or perceived gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.
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C.
Wheeler-Rayburn Act
The Wheeler-Rayburn Act is a New Deal-era U.S. federal law that restructured and regulated electric utility holding companies to curb monopolistic practices and protect consumers and investors.
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D.
Aldrich–Vreeland Act
The Aldrich–Vreeland Act was a 1908 U.S. law that created emergency currency provisions and laid groundwork for banking reform in response to the Panic of 1907.
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E.
Evarts Act
The Evarts Act was a landmark 1891 U.S. federal law that created the United States courts of appeals, significantly restructuring the federal judiciary and easing the Supreme Court’s caseload.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal firearms law provision
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firearms regulation ⓘ |
| aimedAt | restricting proliferation of machine guns in civilian hands ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
fully automatic firearms
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machine guns as defined in the National Firearms Act ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | United States federal law ⓘ |
| chamber | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | 18 U.S.C. § 922(o) ⓘ |
| controversy | allegations of improper voice vote in the House of Representatives ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| datePassed | 1986-04-10 ⓘ |
| distinguishesBetween | pre-1986 transferable machine guns and post-1986 non-transferable machine guns ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1986-05-19 ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ |
| exempts |
certain licensed manufacturers and dealers
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government agencies ⓘ law enforcement agencies ⓘ machine guns lawfully possessed before May 19, 1986 ⓘ |
| hasConsequence | increased market value of pre-1986 transferable machine guns ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
froze federal machine gun registry for civilians
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limited civilian machine gun ownership to pre-1986 firearms ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | makes it unlawful for any person to transfer or possess a machine gun ⓘ |
| historicalContext | enacted during the Reagan administration ⓘ |
| includesException |
machine guns lawfully possessed before the effective date
ⓘ
machine guns transferred under authority of the United States or a state ⓘ |
| introducedIn | 99th United States Congress ⓘ |
| legalCitation | 18 U.S.C. 922(o) ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| limits | civilian ownership of newly manufactured machine guns ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William J. Hughes ⓘ |
| opposedBy | gun rights advocates ⓘ |
| partOf | Firearm Owners Protection Act ⓘ |
| policyArea |
firearms regulation
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gun control ⓘ |
| prohibits |
possession of machine guns by civilians manufactured after May 19, 1986
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transfer of machine guns to civilians manufactured after May 19, 1986 ⓘ |
| regulates | machine guns ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Firearm Owners Protection Act
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Gun Control Act of 1968 ⓘ National Firearms Act ⓘ |
| sponsor | William J. Hughes ⓘ |
| subjectOf | United States gun control debate ⓘ |
| supportedBy | gun control advocates ⓘ |
| typeOfRestriction | ban on new civilian machine gun registrations ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1986 ⓘ |
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Subject: Hughes Amendment Description of subject: The Hughes Amendment is a 1986 U.S. federal provision that effectively banned civilian ownership of newly manufactured fully automatic firearms by freezing the machine gun registry.
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