Universal Background Checks Act
GPTKB entity
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legislation
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| gptkbp:addresses |
loopholes in existing gun laws
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| gptkbp:aims_to |
reduce gun violence
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| gptkbp:depicted_in |
a step towards comprehensive gun reform
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Universal Background Checks Act
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| gptkbp:includes_provisions_for |
certain transfers like gifts between family members
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| gptkbp:introduced_in |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
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| gptkbp:is_analyzed_in |
gptkb:academic_research
policy research studies |
| gptkbp:is_considered_by |
some as ineffective
some as a necessary reform some as a political issue |
| gptkbp:is_criticized_for |
some lawmakers
potential privacy concerns potential enforcement issues |
| gptkbp:is_debated_in |
public forums
Congressional hearings |
| gptkbp:is_discussed_in |
gptkb:media_coverage
political campaigns Congressional debates |
| gptkbp:is_evaluated_by |
legal experts
think tanks |
| gptkbp:is_expected_to |
face challenges in Senate
|
| gptkbp:is_influenced_by |
public opinion polls
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| gptkbp:is_linked_to |
mental health considerations
state-level background check laws mass shooting incidents gun safety education initiatives |
| gptkbp:is_opposed_by |
gptkb:NRA
gun rights organizations some gun owners some civil liberties advocates |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
gptkb:weapons
national conversation on gun control national security discussions gun violence prevention strategies ongoing legislative efforts broader gun reform efforts Biden administration's gun policy agenda |
| gptkbp:is_promoted_by |
activist organizations
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| gptkbp:is_related_to |
Second Amendment debates
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| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
some Republican lawmakers
victims' advocacy groups some state governors law enforcement organizations some law enforcement leaders majority of Americans |
| gptkbp:proposed_by |
gptkb:2019
universal background checks for firearm purchases |
| gptkbp:requires |
background checks for private sales
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| gptkbp:requires_reporting_to |
gptkb:FBI
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| gptkbp:revival |
subsequent Congress sessions
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| gptkbp:sponsored_by |
gptkb:Democratic_Party
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| gptkbp:support |
gun control advocacy groups
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:118th_Congress
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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