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- 1From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsSUMMARY R47310 November 17, 2022 On June 25, 2022, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA, P.L. 117-159) was signed into law. The BSCA was enacted in the aftermath of mass shootings in Uvalde, TX, and Buffalo,...
- 2From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsMay 15, 2020 On April 27, 2020, the Supreme Court issued a two-page per curiam (unsigned) opinion in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v City of New York, effectively dismissing a case that had been...
- 3From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsOther Salient Gun Control Legislative Issues Other salient firearms-related issues that continue to receive attention include (1) screening firearms background check applicants against terrorist watch lists; (2)...
- 4From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsSeptember 21, 2009 Summary According to the Department of Justice, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is the lead federal agency responsible for stopping the illegal flow of firearms, or...
- 5From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsFebruary 3, 2011 Summary Congress has debated the efficacy and constitutionality of federal regulation of firearms and ammunition, with strong advocates arguing for and against greater gun control. The tragic...
- 6From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsDuring the 111th Congress, the gun control debate was colored by two key Supreme Court decisions. (145) In District of Columbia v. Heller, the Court found that the District of Columbia (DC) handgun ban, among other...
- 7From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsOn July 20, 2012, a 24-year-old male entered a theater in Aurora, CO, and perpetrated what has been described as one of the worst mass shootings in modern U.S. history. (1) James Holmes allegedly shot to death 12 people...
- 8From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsSummary Congress continues to debate the efficacy and constitutionality of federal regulation of firearms and ammunition. It is a contentious debate, with strong advocates for and against the further federal...
- 9From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsSummary Since the mid-1990s, some sources have stated that the United Nations is trying to disarm the world by taking control of all guns, including in particular, guns held by private citizens in the United States....
- 10From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsOther salient firearms-related issues that continue to receive attention include (1) screening firearms background check applicants against terrorist watch lists; (2) combating gun trafficking and straw purchases; (3)...
- 11From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsNovember 14, 2012 Summary Congress has debated the efficacy and constitutionality of federal regulation of firearms and ammunition, with strong advocates arguing for and against greater gun control. In the wake of...
- 12From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsJune 7, 2013 Summary Congress has debated the efficacy and constitutionality of federal regulation of firearms and ammunition, with strong advocates arguing for and against greater gun control. The mass shooting...
- 13From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsSummary There has been an increase in the level of drug trafficking-related violence within and between the drug trafficking organizations in Mexico. This violence has generated concern among U.S. policy makers that...
- 14From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsFebruary 14, 2013 Summary In the 113th Congress, there has been renewed congressional interest in gun control legislation. On January 16, 2013, President Obama announced his support for legislation on gun control,...
- 15From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsSummary Congress has debated the efficacy and constitutionality of federal regulation of firearms and ammunition, with strong advocates arguing for and against greater gun control. In the wake of the July 20, 2012,...
- 16From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsMay 1, 2013 Summary The November 2009 shooting at Fort Hood, TX, renewed interest in terrorist watchlist screening and background checks for firearms through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System...
- 17From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsOn June 26, 2008, the Supreme Court issued its decision in District of Columbia v. Heller, (39) holding by a 5-4 vote that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm, unconnected to service...
- 18From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsIn the wake of the Aurora, CO, theater and Oak Creek, WI, Sikh temple mass-casualty shootings, several Members of Congress called for reconsideration of the 1994-2004 ban on semiautomatic assault weapons and the large...
- 19From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsEmerging Issues in the 112th Congress In the wake of the Aurora, CO, theater mass shooting, it is likely that there will be calls in the 112th Congress to reconsider a 1994 ban on semiautomatic assault weapons and...
- 20From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsSummary Congress has debated the efficacy and constitutionality of federal regulation of firearms and ammunition, with strong advocates arguing for and against greater gun control. The mass shooting in Newtown, CT,...