Sentences with phrase «federal gun regulation»

265 Kan. 855) that determined landmark rulings for handgun litigation across the nation, setting standards for federal gun regulation laws that are still seen today.
The study period also bracketed a time during which Obama argued forcefully for, and issued executive orders aimed at, increasing federal gun regulation.

Not exact matches

In just one month since the Parkland shooting, the gun control movement has made some small gains: The Florida state legislature passed new firearm regulations, and the federal spending bill signed by President Trump on Friday contains modest steps toward tightening the nation's gun laws, including the Fix NICS Act, which strengthens the background - check system for gun purchases.
Indeed, it's sometimes used when the states want to grant more rights than a proposed federal law (e.g. gun control legislation,) but also for federal regulations on everything from schools to roads to environment regulations to commerce regulations, etc..
WASHINGTON — One early focus of new gun regulations by President Barack Obama and some lawmakers would reinstate a federal ban on assault weapons, a law widely regarded as imperfect...
«The proposals the governor has made are very positive proposals, but they will probably only work in the context of some federal legislation on the regulation of guns, and particularly the transport of guns across state borders and national borders.»
He enforces federal gun laws, with himself signing New York state's strict gun control regulation while Governor.
Collins's proposed law — the Second Amendment Guarantee Act, or SAGA — would overturn current state and local gun laws that are more stringent than federal regulations, while blocking states and localities from enacting any such laws in the future.
As for getting data on the number and type of guns in the United States, Branas declined to comment on the advisability of creating a federal gun registry — an idea that has drawn extensive opposition from opponents of firearms regulation.
Federal regulations prohibit unlocked gun cases (or cases with broken locks) on aircraft.
January 30, 2013 • The National Riffle Association's top lobbyist told senators that federal authorities need to enforce existing gun laws, not punish the «little people» with new regulations.
Trump said in a memorandum that the Justice Department has already begun the process of promulgating a federal regulation interpreting the definition of «machine gun» to clarify whether bump stocks should be illegal.
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