Violations of the Act are
punishable by up to 10 years in federal prison and forfeiture of all
devices or firearms in violation, and the individual's right to own
or possess firearms in the future. The Act provides for a penalty of
$10,000 for certain violations
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of
1968
The assassination of President John F. Kennedy
raised public concern over the sale and possession requirements of
firearms in America
Increased the minimum age to 21 for buying handguns
Created the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
(LEAA) which was abolished in 1982
Followed by the Gun Control Act of 1968
Gun Control Act of 1968
Pub. L. No. 90-618, 82 Stat. 1213
Chapter 44 of Title 18, United States Code
United States federal law
that regulates the firearms industry and firearms owners. The Gun Control
Act of 1968 focuses on regulating interstate commerce in firearms by
prohibiting interstate firearms transfers except among licensed manufacturers,
dealers and importers
GCA is Title I of the U.S. federal firearms
laws
Enforced by the ATF
Added a "sporting purpose" test which
bans import of military rifles
The following groups of people are ineligible
to own firearms under the Gun Control Act of 1968
Those convicted of felonies and certain misdemeanors
Fugitives from justice
Unlawful users of certain depressant, narcotic, or
stimulant drugs
Those adjudicated as mental defectives or incompetents
or those committed to any mental institution and currently containing
a dangerous mental illness.
Illegal Aliens
Citizens who have renounced their citizenship
Those persons dishonorably discharged from the Armed
Forces
Minors defined as under the age of eighteen for long
guns and handguns
Persons subject to a restraining order
Persons convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime
of domestic violence (an addition)
Persons under indictment for a crime punishable by
imprisonment for more than one year are ineligible to receive, transport,
or ship any firearm or ammunition
Arms Export Control Act of 1976
22 U.S.C. § 2778
gives the President of the United States the authority to control
the import and export of defense articles and defense services. It
requires governments that receive weapons from the United States to
use them for legitimate self-defense. It places certain restrictions
on American arms traders and manufacturers, prohibiting them from the
sale of certain sensitive technologies to certain parties and requiring
thorough documentation of such trades to trusted parties.
Regulates the importation of certain firearms, firearms parts
and ammunition, Night Vision, etc
(Pub.L. 103-159, 107 Stat. 1536, enacted November
30, 1993)
Went into effect on February 28, 1994 expired in 1998.
Created a national background check system to prevent firearms
sales to such "prohibited persons." (Form 4473)
initially required purchasers to wait up to five days for a background
check
The waiting period provision of the Act expired in 1998
Assault Weapons Ban (AWB) (1994) expired in 2004
Title XI, subtitle A, of the Violent Crime and
Law Enforcement Act of 1994
Federal Assault Weapons Ban or Semiautomatic Assault Weapons Ban.
The act created a definition of "assault weapons" and subjected
firearms that met that definition to regulation
Took effect September 13, 1994 and expired September 13, 2004
Attempted again to define an "Assault Weapon"
Banned the manufacture of 19 specific semi-automatic firearms deemed
to be assault weapons
Banned any semi-automatic rifle that is capable of accepting a
detachable magazine, and which has two or more of the following features:
- telescoping or folding stock- pistol grip- flash suppressor- grenade
launcher- bayonet lug
Banned possession of newly-manufactured magazines holding more
than ten rounds of ammunition
Federal Assault Weapons Ban = The 1994 ban expired at 12:01am on
Monday, September 13, 2004
March 2, 2004, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) suggested
a ten-year extension to the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban, her bill was
voted down 8-90
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