Gun Control Act of 1968

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Firearm_Owners_Protection_Act
gptkb:Brady_Handgun_Violence_Prevention_Act
gptkbp:citation gptkb:Pub.L._90–618
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:18_U.S.C._Chapter_44
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dateEnacted October 22, 1968
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforcedBy gptkb:Bureau_of_Alcohol,_Tobacco,_Firearms_and_Explosives
gptkbp:establishes age restrictions for firearm purchases
prohibited persons categories
recordkeeping requirements for dealers
serial number requirements for firearms
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gun Control Act of 1968
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:passedInResponseTo gptkb:assassinations_of_John_F._Kennedy,_Robert_F._Kennedy,_and_Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkbp:prohibits sale of firearms to certain categories of individuals
firearm possession by persons who have renounced U.S. citizenship
firearm possession by felons
firearm possession by fugitives from justice
firearm possession by illegal aliens
firearm possession by persons subject to restraining orders
firearm possession by persons adjudicated as mentally defective
firearm possession by persons convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence
firearm possession by persons dishonorably discharged from the Armed Forces
interstate transfer of firearms except among licensed manufacturers, dealers, and importers
firearm possession by unlawful users of controlled substances
gptkbp:regulates shooting
importation of firearms
manufacture of firearms
possession of firearms
sale of firearms
transfer of firearms
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Firearm_Owners_Protection_Act
gptkb:Brady_Handgun_Violence_Prevention_Act
gptkb:National_Firearms_Act
gptkb:Violent_Crime_Control_and_Law_Enforcement_Act
gptkbp:repealedBy gptkb:Federal_Firearms_Act_of_1938
gptkbp:requires federal firearms license for dealers
gptkbp:setsMinimumAge 18 for rifles and shotguns
21 for handguns
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
gptkbp:startDate December 16, 1968
gptkbp:subject gun control
firearms regulation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bureau_of_Alcohol,_Tobacco,_Firearms_and_Explosives
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4