United States federal firearms laws
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United States federal firearms laws are the body of national statutes and regulations that govern the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, and use of firearms and related devices across the country.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| United States federal firearms laws canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11393848 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States federal firearms laws Context triple: [National Firearms Act, partOf, United States federal firearms laws]
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National Firearms Act
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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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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C.
Gun Control Act of 1968
The Gun Control Act of 1968 is a landmark U.S. federal law that regulates the firearms industry and gun ownership, including licensing, sales restrictions, and prohibitions on possession by certain categories of individuals.
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D.
Arms Export Control Act (firearms provisions)
The Arms Export Control Act (firearms provisions) is a U.S. federal legal framework that regulates the international trade, export, and transfer of firearms and related defense articles to protect national security and support foreign policy objectives.
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E.
Federal Assault Weapons Ban
The Federal Assault Weapons Ban was a U.S. law in effect from 1994 to 2004 that prohibited the manufacture for civilian use of certain semi-automatic firearms defined as assault weapons and large-capacity ammunition magazines.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States federal firearms laws Target entity description: United States federal firearms laws are the body of national statutes and regulations that govern the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, and use of firearms and related devices across the country.
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A.
National Firearms Act
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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B.
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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C.
Gun Control Act of 1968
The Gun Control Act of 1968 is a landmark U.S. federal law that regulates the firearms industry and gun ownership, including licensing, sales restrictions, and prohibitions on possession by certain categories of individuals.
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D.
Arms Export Control Act (firearms provisions)
The Arms Export Control Act (firearms provisions) is a U.S. federal legal framework that regulates the international trade, export, and transfer of firearms and related defense articles to protect national security and support foreign policy objectives.
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E.
Federal Assault Weapons Ban
The Federal Assault Weapons Ban was a U.S. law in effect from 1994 to 2004 that prohibited the manufacture for civilian use of certain semi-automatic firearms defined as assault weapons and large-capacity ammunition magazines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | body of law ⓘ |
| allows | states to impose additional firearms regulations beyond federal minimums ⓘ |
| authorizes |
creation of categories of prohibited persons
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criminal penalties for unlawful firearm possession and transfer ⓘ record-keeping requirements for licensed firearms dealers ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| enforcedBy |
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Federal Bureau of Investigation NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Department of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishes | National Instant Criminal Background Check System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesRegulation | ATF regulations in Title 27 of the Code of Federal Regulations ⓘ |
| includesStatute |
Arms Export Control Act
NERFINISHED
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Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022 NERFINISHED ⓘ Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993 NERFINISHED ⓘ Domestic Violence Offender Gun Ban NERFINISHED ⓘ Federal Firearms Act of 1938 NERFINISHED ⓘ Firearm Owners Protection Act of 1986 NERFINISHED ⓘ Firearms Owners Protection Act Hughes Amendment NERFINISHED ⓘ Fix NICS Act of 2017 NERFINISHED ⓘ Gun Control Act of 1968 NERFINISHED ⓘ Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 NERFINISHED ⓘ Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 NERFINISHED ⓘ NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 NERFINISHED ⓘ National Firearms Act of 1934 NERFINISHED ⓘ Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act of 2005 NERFINISHED ⓘ Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interactsWith | Second Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalSystem | federal law of the United States ⓘ |
| prohibits |
possession of firearms by convicted felons
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possession of firearms by fugitives from justice ⓘ possession of firearms by illegal or unlawful aliens ⓘ possession of firearms by persons adjudicated as mentally defective or committed to mental institutions ⓘ possession of firearms by persons convicted of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence ⓘ possession of firearms by persons dishonorably discharged from the Armed Forces ⓘ possession of firearms by persons subject to certain domestic violence restraining orders ⓘ possession of firearms by persons under indictment for a crime punishable by more than one year ⓘ possession of firearms by persons who have renounced United States citizenship ⓘ possession of firearms by unlawful users of controlled substances ⓘ |
| regulates |
any other weapons under the National Firearms Act
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destructive devices ⓘ firearm manufacture ⓘ firearm possession ⓘ firearm sale ⓘ firearm transfer ⓘ firearm use ⓘ importation of firearms ⓘ interstate transfer of firearms ⓘ manufacture and transfer of machine guns ⓘ short-barreled rifles and short-barreled shotguns ⓘ silencers and suppressors ⓘ |
| requires |
background checks for most sales by licensed dealers
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federal firearms license for engaging in the business of dealing in firearms ⓘ |
| setsMinimumAge |
18 years for purchase of rifles and shotguns from licensed dealers
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21 years for purchase of handguns from licensed dealers ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: United States federal firearms laws Description of subject: United States federal firearms laws are the body of national statutes and regulations that govern the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, and use of firearms and related devices across the country.
Referenced by (1)
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