National Firearms Act
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The National Firearms Act is a U.S. federal law that tightly regulates certain categories of weapons—such as machine guns, short-barreled rifles and shotguns, and silencers—through registration, taxation, and transfer controls.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| National Firearms Act canonical | 2 |
| National Firearms Act regulations | 1 |
| National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: National Firearms Act Context triple: [Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, enforces, National Firearms Act]
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A.
Firearm Owners Protection Act
The Firearm Owners Protection Act is a 1986 U.S. federal law that revised and relaxed certain gun control provisions while adding new restrictions, including the ban on civilian ownership of newly manufactured machine guns.
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B.
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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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.
NRA
The NRA, in this context, refers to the National Revolutionary Army, which was the military arm of China’s Kuomintang government and the main Chinese force fighting in the Second Sino-Japanese War and Chinese Civil War.
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E.
NRA
The NRA was a New Deal U.S. government agency created during the Great Depression to regulate industry, set fair wages and prices, and stimulate economic recovery.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: National Firearms Act Target entity description: The National Firearms Act is a U.S. federal law that tightly regulates certain categories of weapons—such as machine guns, short-barreled rifles and shotguns, and silencers—through registration, taxation, and transfer controls.
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A.
Firearm Owners Protection Act
The Firearm Owners Protection Act is a 1986 U.S. federal law that revised and relaxed certain gun control provisions while adding new restrictions, including the ban on civilian ownership of newly manufactured machine guns.
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B.
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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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.
NRA
The NRA, in this context, refers to the National Revolutionary Army, which was the military arm of China’s Kuomintang government and the main Chinese force fighting in the Second Sino-Japanese War and Chinese Civil War.
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E.
NRA
The NRA was a New Deal U.S. government agency created during the Great Depression to regulate industry, set fair wages and prices, and stimulate economic recovery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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firearms regulation law ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
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United States Department of the Treasury ⓘ
surface form:
Department of the Treasury (historically)
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| amendedBy |
Firearm Owners Protection Act
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Gun Control Act of 1968 ⓘ Gun Control Act of 1968 ⓘ
surface form:
Title II of the Gun Control Act
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| appliesTo |
corporations
ⓘ
individuals ⓘ other legal entities ⓘ trusts ⓘ |
| classificationTerm | Title II firearms ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | 26 U.S. Code Chapter 53 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creates |
National Firearms Act
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record
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| dateEnacted | 1934-06-26 ⓘ |
| doesNotBan | possession of covered firearms that comply with NFA requirements ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1934-07-26 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| enforcementMechanism | criminal penalties for tax and registration violations ⓘ |
| imposes |
making tax on covered firearms
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registration requirements for covered firearms ⓘ transfer tax on covered firearms ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Prohibition-era gang violence
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use of automatic weapons by organized crime ⓘ |
| legalBasis | taxing power of the United States Congress ⓘ |
| penalizes |
unlawful transfer of NFA firearms
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unregistered possession of NFA firearms ⓘ |
| penaltyType | federal felony ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
reduce gang-related and organized crime violence
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regulate certain especially dangerous firearms ⓘ |
| regulates |
certain concealable firearms classified as "any other weapon"
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destructive devices ⓘ machine guns ⓘ short-barreled rifles ⓘ short-barreled shotguns ⓘ silencers ⓘ suppressors ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Firearm Owners Protection Act
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Gun Control Act of 1968 ⓘ Hughes Amendment ⓘ |
| requires |
background check for most NFA transfers under later regulations
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federal approval before making NFA firearms ⓘ federal approval before transfer of NFA firearms ⓘ registration of NFA firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record ⓘ serial numbers on NFA firearms ⓘ |
| scope | interstate and intrastate commerce in NFA firearms ⓘ |
| shortName | NFA ⓘ |
| signedBy |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| taxAmountOriginal | 200 USD ⓘ |
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Subject: National Firearms Act Description of subject: The National Firearms Act is a U.S. federal law that tightly regulates certain categories of weapons—such as machine guns, short-barreled rifles and shotguns, and silencers—through registration, taxation, and transfer controls.
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