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	Gun law - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gun Law refers to a law that pertains to firearms and weapons.
		Gun laws are highly dependent on date and location, as they have changed along with developments in weapons and societies.
		Gun laws in the United States are subject to being challenged in court on Second Amendment grounds.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gun_law (389 words)

	Gun law: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Law (a loanword from old norse lag), in politics and jurisprudence, is a set of rules or norms of conduct which mandate, proscribe or permit...
		The main gun law in the USA is called "brandishing a firearm".
		Any gun laws that are drafted in the USA are subject to being challenged judicially if they violate the Second Amendment.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/gu/gun_law.htm (839 words)

	Gun law in effect soon
		The new law makes Minnesota the 35th state to have a conceal carry law that allows handguns to be carried in public with a permit.
		Law enforcement officers issuing permits are not allowed to keep a record of the serial numbers of guns owned by the permit holder.
		The new gun law says no one who is under the influence of alcohol or drugs may carry a weapon in public.
	www.ecm-inc.com /news/postreview/2003/May/21guns.html (1618 words)

	Connecticut Gun Seizure Law
		I have long believed that gun registration is not at all an unreasonable restriction on gun ownership, and that background checks for all prospective buyers is a sensible and fair means of control.
		I also believe, however, that very demanding gun owner safety classes must be mandated, and these should place very special emphasis on the owners' responsibility, both legal and financial, both criminal and civil, when guns belonging to them are misused and they had the obligation and power to prevent such use.
		Laws banning the carrying ("bearing") of concealed weapons into a public school are unconstitutional.
	jurist.law.pitt.edu /colloq2.htm (3267 words)

	State Gun Laws :: Florida
		In addition, individual counties may strengthen their CAP law by requiring gun owners to lock up firearms when not under an adults control, in homes where children are present.
		No state requirement that a Brady criminal background check be done on people buying guns at gun shows if they are sold by "private" individuals or gun "collectors." But counties may enact local ordinances requiring criminal background checks on gun show sales in their county.
		The gun law summaries provided by the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence should not be regarded as explanation of state law.
	www.bradycampaign.org /legislation/state/viewstate.php?st=fl (1771 words)

	RKBA 2000 Website - Canadian Gun Law Offers Example for U.S.
		A large portion of gun owners say they have no intention of registering their guns and predictably, criminals are not registering their guns at all.
		Perhaps most damaging to gun control efforts was the admission by the Minister of Justice that he could not identify any crimes that had been solved because of Canada's previous sixty four years of handgun registration.
		A majority of the Provincial Governments are opposed to the new law and are fighting it in the courts.
	www.rkba.org /comment/brown/canada.html (798 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Americas \| Brazil gun law comes into force
		Gun owners now have 180 days to register their weapons or surrender them to the police.
		The law is also creating a programme whereby the government will purchase guns from people as an incentive to them to disarm, but Congress has not yet approved funding for this.
		The legal age for owning a gun is being raised from 21 to 25.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/americas/3862173.stm (356 words)

	Gun Law in the UK
		Summary of the law relating to the purchase, possession and use of shot guns and airguns by juveniles.
		In the case of shotguns, providing they have a valid shot gun certificate, they may use a shot gun under the direction and supervision of someone of or over 21 years of age.
		When the gun is in a securely fastened gun cover so that it cannot be fired.
	www.marplerifleandpistolclub.org.uk /general/gunlaw.htm (487 words)

	Gun Laws, Gun Control and Gun Rights
		Law professors active in the gun control debate...
		Gun Use in Crimes (U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 1995)
		Laws and regulations on guns in other countries...
	jurist.law.pitt.edu /gunlaw.htm (1162 words)

	Stun Gun Law (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Stun gun sales are on the rise, as police departments and law enforcement have discovered their usefulness in subduing criminals.
		The stun gun is preferable to a conventional gun in that, while it temporarily incapacitates an attacker, it does not cause lasting harm.
		Stun Gun Laws - 2781, as amended by the Senate Law, Public Safety and Defense Committee, prohibits as a crime of.
	www.personalsecurityandsafetyproductsolutions.com /self-defense-and-stun-guns/stun-gun-law.shtml (576 words)

	CNN.com - N.Y. governor signs comprehensive gun law - August 10, 2000
		With the new law, New York becomes the first state in the nation to close a loophole in the federal Brady Law, which requires gun sales by federally licensed firearms dealers to be accompanied by background checks.
		The law's centerpiece would require New York handgun dealers and manufacturers who sell to dealers in the state to submit shell casings from the test firing of guns in their inventories to the state police's forensic lab.
		The law raises the legal age for purchasing handguns in New York state from 18 to 21, bans all assault weapons listed under a 1994 federal law and makes it a felony punishable by up to seven years in prison to possess or sell any banned assault weapon.
	www.cnn.com /2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/08/10/gunlegislation.ap/index.html (545 words)

	Texas Gun Law FAQ
		Essentially, the law states that it is a crime to carry a handgun "on or about your person." This law began in the 1870's as a Jim Crow statute intended only to be applied to fl people.
		But the law goes further and makes an exception for persons who are "traveling." Traveling, as it has been interpreted by the courts means, basically, going away from one's domicile, or residence, for an extended trip of some kind.
		This law makes it illegal to possess any gun with in 1000 feet of any piece of property that is used by a school.
	www.prismnet.com /~velte/FAQ.htm (1356 words)

	State Gun Laws :: Arizona
		Arizona: No state requirement that gun dealers or manufacturers provide police with sample bullets/cartridges or digital images of bullets/cartridges prior to the sale of a handgun, “ballistic fingerprinting,” which would assist police in tracing bullets at crime scenes to the guns that fired them.
		Gun owners are not held accountable for leaving loaded guns around kids, even if a young child shoots themselves or someone else with a gun left in plain sight.
		No records are required to be kept on gun show sales by private individuals or gun collectors, making it almost impossible for police to trace such weapons if they are used in a crime.
	www.bradycampaign.org /legislation/state/viewstate.php?st=az (1507 words)

	Citrus: Critic of gun law will have her say
		Under the 10-20-Life law, he will be required to serve a minimum mandatory 10-year sentence for arming himself during the crime.
		She also thinks it unfair that first-time, nonviolent offenders are sentenced under the gun law.
		Argenziano said Shelton deserved to be punished for the crimes he committed but argued it was not the intent of the law to punish him for crimes that could have been committed had he sold the gun to someone who in turn used it violently.
	www.sptimes.com /2003/12/01/Citrus/Critic_of_gun_law_wil.shtml (825 words)

	Proposal tackles law on gun locks - baltimoresun.com
		A bill introduced by Miller would allow gun manufacturers to sell weapons in the state without the internal locking mechanisms required by the Responsible Gun Safety Act of 2000, a change hailed by gun dealers and bemoaned by the state's gun control advocates.
		The gun law, signed by Gov. Parris N. Glendening with President Bill Clinton in attendance, was the first in the nation to require manufacturers to equip their handguns with built-in locks.
		Guns with the locks - typically made of a set screw installed flush in the gun that is opened and closed with a tool - can be found on Abrams' shelves, stamped with the names of manufacturers such as Smith and Wesson of Massachusetts, Taurus International of Florida, and Springfield Armory of Illinois.
	baltimoresun.com /news/local/bal-md.gunlock01mar01,0,6182293.story?... (769 words)

	Gun Law - Your Connection to Gun Law Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Gun law, gun control and gun rights guide from JURIST: The Legal Education Network.
		NFA and other gun, knife and destructive device law related info and cases.
		As the nation's largest national, non-partisan, grassroots organization leading the fight to prevent gun violence, the Brady Campaign and the Brady Center are dedicated to creating an America free......
	www.lawyerfinderonline.com /directory/Gun-Law (398 words)

	New Gun law and how they will trap us... - Stormfront White Nationalist Community (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		All those arrested had one or two guns and in some cases unlicensed guns but the police could never prove these belonged to those they arrested or even that they were aware of them.
		Those in control of residential premises where a gun is found or those over 16 who live there would be assumed to be in possession of it.
		Courts are also allowed to assume possession of a gun by those in control of buildings, employed there, present where the firearm was found if the gun could be seen and those in control of a locker, cupboard or other container in which a gun or ammunition was found.
	www.stormfront.org /forum/showthread.php?t=139593 (466 words)

	The Great Australian Gun Law Con - Firearms Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		"Gun control" advocates are so short on data to support their case they will often go to extraordinary lengths to manufacture it.
		The writer is executive director of the Law Enforcement Alliance of America, an organisation of 50,000 police officers concerned with criminal justice reform.
		These were taken to a "gun court", with no bail allowed, and, after a delay of perhaps weeks, arraigned in secret courts without representation, and those convicted were imprisoned in a "gun stockade" for an indeterminate period.
	www.ozemail.com.au /~confiles/research.html (3147 words)

	Sheriffs in jam over gun law
		Ohio law says people who have been committed to a mental-health facility should not be permitted to carry a concealed weapon.
		The new law goes into effect April 8, and state officials and sheriffs are scrambling now to work out the permitting process.
		While the law takes effect April 8, the attorney general's office has an additional 30 days to submit rules governing the permit process and another 30 days after that to have applications and licenses to sheriff's offices.
	www.enquirer.com /editions/2004/02/04/loc_concealed04.html (741 words)

	The Guns Network LLC ~ Discussion Forums - TX - New gun law favors residents, Farren says
		Now, a new law spells out gun owners' legal defenses against prosecution for unlawfully carrying a weapon in their vehicle and describes when a gun owner is legally presumed to be traveling.
		But the new law doesn't necessarily protect a gun owner from arrest if an officer questions the person's basis for carrying a weapon in their vehicle.
		The Guns Network LLC does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of these messages and opinions, and does not perform an independent investigation to verify their truth or accuracy.
	www.gunsnet.net /forums/showthread.php?p=2358720 (993 words)

	Ruling suspends gun law (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		He said the law violates the Ohio and U.S. constitutions because it prevents his clients — a personal trainer, a private detective, a deliveryman and Mr.
		He said his clients need guns because they are physically unable to defend themselves or because they fear being robbed or attacked while on the job.
		It is the same argument the National Rifle Association and other gun lobbyists have been making for most of the past decade as states have grappled with concealed weapons laws.
	www.enquirer.com /editions/2000/07/19/loc_ruling_suspends_gun.html (1046 words)

	gun law - Find a lawyer in any speciality at FindYourLawyerOnline.com
		Nappen II: New Jersey Gun, Knife and Weapon Law is a comprehensive and current manual on individual gun rights in......
		lawsuit demanding that the nation's capital ease up its gun laws, which are considered the most restrictive in the...
		NFA and other gun, knife and destructive device law related info and...
	www.findyourlawyeronline.com /directory/gun%20law (1371 words)

	Celiberal Message Board :: View topic - Florida's new gun law
		I remember four ago, when pro-gunners in Michigan managed to pass a law making the CCW law 'Shall issue', the Anti's were head over heels talking about various massacres, murders and whatnot that would occur...
		I believe in the law of guns the way Texas has it, with concealed weapons permits for all law abiding citizens, this way the criminals never know who's "Packing" until they have made their move.
		Anyway, the whole point of the law is not allowing people to carry guns, but rather to allow people to make the first move if they feel threatened by a criminal rather than wait for them to attack.
	www.celiberal.com /phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=12120 (1351 words)

	CNN.com - Court upholds District of Columbia gun law prohibiting handguns - Jan. 15, 2004
		A federal judge on Wednesday upheld the District of Columbia's gun control law that prohibits ownership of handguns, rejecting a legal challenge by a group of citizens backed by the National Rifle Association.
		The D.C. law prohibits ownership or possession of handguns and requires that others, such as shotguns, be kept unloaded, disassembled or equipped with trigger locks.
		He also ruled that the Second Amendment does not apply to the district because it was intended to protect state citizens, and the district is not a state.
	www.cnn.com /2004/LAW/01/15/gun.law.ap/index.html (339 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Americas \| Florida to expand law on gun use
		Florida law already allows people to shoot a potential attacker in their home, place of work or car.
		One critic said all the measure would do is sell more guns and turn the state into a modern version of the OK Corral.
		Opponents of gun control have celebrated recent victories: Congress let the ban on assault weapons expire last autumn, and since 2003, five states have approved laws allowing people to carry concealed weapons.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/americas/4415135.stm (323 words)

	The Great Australian Gun Law Con - Index Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Loads of uncensored information on the Howard gun bans, some never seen in the mass media.
		New national gun laws, are they cost effective?
		Politicians can't name a single country that gun laws have made safer.
	www.ozemail.com.au /~confiles (484 words)

	Wired News: No Smoking Gun in Terror Bill
		A well-known exception in federal gun control law commonly known as the "gun show loophole" can allow, for example, foreign tourists to walk into a gun show in 32 states and buy weapons with cash, no questions asked.
		In contrast, at licensed gun shops federal law requires background checks to prevent felons, illegal immigrants and even foreign visitors with tourist or student visas -- like some of the hijackers had -- from buying weapons.
		Revelations that the weapons used in Colorado's Columbine High School massacre were purchased at a gun show, and the Million Mom March it inspired, weren't enough to get the loophole closed during the last congressional session.
	www.wired.com /news/politics/0,1283,47286,00.html (1059 words)

	CBC News: Newfoundland may shun gun law: Grimes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The governments of Manitoba and Nova Scotia are refusing to prosecute people who don't follow the new law by registering their guns.
		Three western provinces have already announced their intention not to spend their prosecutors' time enforcing a gun registry that has cost $1 billion to put in place.
		Provincial justice officials are studying the law and the actions of other provinces to see what measures can be taken.
	www.cbc.ca /stories/2003/06/06/grimes_gunlaw030606 (358 words)

	Orange County NY Shooters, NY handgun license and NY gun law information. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		This web site may contain errors, and it is the responsibility of the reader to check with his or her local law enforcement authorities as to the laws which dictate how, when, why, and where he may use firearms in any situation.
		NY gun laws, handgun laws,NY handgun license requirements, pistol permit requirements, hunting laws, firearm laws and regulations, NY fishing laws and regulations and other related laws are subject to change at any time for many reasons.
		While NY State laws are suppose to be the same across NY State however how the law is interpreted by each city, town, or county may differ depending on who you talk to.
	www.ocshooters.com (1819 words)

	Utah Gun Law II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		This book answers all your questions regarding concealed carry laws, use of deadly force, storage of firearms and much, much more.
		Utah Gun Law II: Pancho’s Wisdom updates you about the most recent changes in Utah’s gun laws.
		It includes additional information about federal gun laws such as taking guns into national parks and monuments, post offices and other federal facilities.
	www.impactguns.com /store/utah_gun_lawII.html (175 words)

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