H.R. 8 - Universal Background Checks Act
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Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legislation
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| gptkbp:action |
Senate
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| gptkbp:addresses |
loopholes in current background check system
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| gptkbp:admissionFee |
multiple gun sales
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| gptkbp:aimsTo |
gun violence
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| gptkbp:associated_with |
increased scrutiny of gun transactions
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| gptkbp:crosses |
gptkb:House_of_Representatives
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| gptkbp:designedBy |
universal background checks for firearm purchases
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| gptkbp:has_implications_for |
gun ownership rights
state gun laws |
| gptkbp:hasPrograms |
reduce illegal gun trafficking
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
H.R. 8 - Universal Background Checks Act
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| gptkbp:influenced |
public opinion polls
mass_shootings_in_the_U.S. |
| gptkbp:introduced |
gptkb:United_States_House_of_Representatives
2019 |
| gptkbp:is_a_key_component_of |
the gun control movement.
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| gptkbp:is_a_model_for |
future gun legislation
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| gptkbp:is_a_platform_for |
gun safety legislation
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| gptkbp:is_a_subject_of |
media coverage
gun violence prevention Second_Amendment_rights |
| gptkbp:is_essential_for |
gun control advocates
comprehensive gun reform |
| gptkbp:is_expected_to |
gun sales practices
future gun policy debates filibuster_in_the_Senate |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
enhance public safety
gun control legislation stricter gun control measures reform_gun_laws_in_the_U.S. |
| gptkbp:is_studied_in |
policy experts
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| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
victims' advocacy groups
law enforcement organizations gun control advocacy groups majority_of_Americans |
| gptkbp:is_used_in |
Congressional hearings
subsequent Congresses |
| gptkbp:measures |
protect communities
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| gptkbp:opposedBy |
gptkb:NRA
gun rights organizations some_members_of_Congress |
| gptkbp:party |
gun control agenda
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| gptkbp:previousName |
gptkb:Bipartisan_Background_Checks_Act_of_2019
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| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:H.R._1112
gptkb:H.R._8_(116th_Congress) |
| gptkbp:requires |
background checks for private gun sales
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| gptkbp:sponsor |
Representative_Mike_Thompson
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| gptkbp:was_a_response_to |
rising gun-related deaths
public demand for gun safety |