Gun Control Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Firearm_Owners_Protection_Act
gptkb:Brady_Handgun_Violence_Prevention_Act
gptkb:Violent_Crime_Control_and_Law_Enforcement_Act
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:citation gptkb:82_Stat._1213
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:18_U.S.C._Chapter_44
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:establishes gptkb:Federal_Firearms_License_system
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gun Control Act
gptkbp:prohibits sale of firearms to certain categories of individuals
interstate transfer of firearms except among licensed manufacturers, dealers, and importers
possession of firearms by felons
possession of firearms by unlawful users of controlled substances
possession of firearms by individuals adjudicated as mentally defective
possession of firearms by persons subject to restraining orders
possession of firearms by persons convicted of domestic violence misdemeanors
possession of firearms by fugitives from justice
possession of firearms by persons dishonorably discharged from the Armed Forces
gptkbp:publicLawNumber gptkb:Public_Law_90-618
gptkbp:purpose regulate interstate commerce in firearms
prevent crime and violence
gptkbp:regulates shooting
firearms
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Federal_Firearms_Act_of_1938
gptkbp:requires background checks for certain firearm purchases
serial numbers on firearms
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:Gun_Control_Act_of_1968
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
October 22, 1968
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:ATF_Field_Division
gptkb:ATF_field_division
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6