Brady Act
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The Brady Act is a U.S. federal law that established background checks and waiting periods for handgun purchases to help prevent gun violence.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3981016 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brady Act Context triple: [Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, shortName, Brady Act]
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A.
Burton Act
The Burton Act is a key piece of legislation that established the governance and management framework for the Port of San Francisco.
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B.
McClure-Volkmer Act
The McClure-Volkmer Act is a 1986 U.S. federal law that revised and relaxed certain gun control provisions while adding new regulations on firearms sales and ownership.
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C.
Wheeler–Howard Act
The Wheeler–Howard Act, formally known as the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, is a U.S. federal law that ended the allotment of tribal lands and aimed to restore tribal self-government and communal landholding for Native American tribes.
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D.
Evarts Act
The Evarts Act was a landmark 1891 U.S. federal law that created the United States courts of appeals, significantly restructuring the federal judiciary and easing the Supreme Court’s caseload.
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E.
Edmunds Act
The Edmunds Act was an 1882 U.S. federal law that strengthened anti-polygamy enforcement in Utah Territory by criminalizing unlawful cohabitation and disenfranchising and disqualifying polygamists from public office.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brady Act Target entity description: The Brady Act is a U.S. federal law that established background checks and waiting periods for handgun purchases to help prevent gun violence.
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A.
Burton Act
The Burton Act is a key piece of legislation that established the governance and management framework for the Port of San Francisco.
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B.
McClure-Volkmer Act
The McClure-Volkmer Act is a 1986 U.S. federal law that revised and relaxed certain gun control provisions while adding new regulations on firearms sales and ownership.
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C.
Wheeler–Howard Act
The Wheeler–Howard Act, formally known as the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, is a U.S. federal law that ended the allotment of tribal lands and aimed to restore tribal self-government and communal landholding for Native American tribes.
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D.
Evarts Act
The Evarts Act was a landmark 1891 U.S. federal law that created the United States courts of appeals, significantly restructuring the federal judiciary and easing the Supreme Court’s caseload.
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E.
Edmunds Act
The Edmunds Act was an 1882 U.S. federal law that strengthened anti-polygamy enforcement in Utah Territory by criminalizing unlawful cohabitation and disenfranchising and disqualifying polygamists from public office.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
ⓘ
gun control law ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
prevent firearm sales to prohibited persons
ⓘ
prevent gun violence ⓘ |
| allows | states to serve as points of contact for background checks ⓘ |
| appliesTo | federally licensed firearms dealers ⓘ |
| codifiedIn |
18 U.S. Code § 921
ⓘ
18 U.S. Code § 922 ⓘ |
| constitutionalChallengeCase | Printz v. United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| created | framework for the National Instant Criminal Background Check System ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1993-11-30 ⓘ |
| doesNotDirectlyRegulate | private firearm sales between unlicensed individuals at the federal level ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1994-02-28 ⓘ |
| establishes | federal background check requirement for firearm purchases from licensed dealers ⓘ |
| hasShortName | Brady Act ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
ⓘ
Federal Bureau of Investigation ⓘ |
| initiallyIncluded | five-day waiting period for handgun purchases ⓘ |
| JamesBradyInjuryContext | assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan in 1981 ⓘ |
| JamesBradyRole |
White House Press Secretary
ⓘ
linked to:
Press Secretary
|
| jurisdiction |
federal government of the United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| legalBasisFor | federal background check system for firearms ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
James Brady
ⓘ
linked to:
James S. Brady
|
| NICSOperationalDate | 1998-11-30 ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
National Rifle Association
ⓘ
linked to:
National Rifle Association of America
|
| presidentAtSigning | Bill Clinton ⓘ |
| PrintzDecisionYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| PrintzHolding | federal government cannot compel state and local officials to conduct background checks ⓘ |
| prohibits |
sale of firearms to convicted felons
ⓘ
sale of firearms to fugitives from justice ⓘ sale of firearms to persons adjudicated as mentally defective or committed to mental institutions ⓘ sale of firearms to persons convicted of domestic violence misdemeanors ⓘ sale of firearms to persons subject to certain restraining orders ⓘ sale of firearms to unlawful users of controlled substances ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | Public Law 103-159 ⓘ |
| requires |
background checks for handgun purchases from federally licensed firearms dealers
ⓘ
use of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System ⓘ |
| requiresDealersTo | contact NICS or a state point of contact before transferring a firearm ⓘ |
| signedBy | Bill Clinton ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy |
Charles E. Schumer
ⓘ
linked to:
Charles Schumer
|
| stillInForce | true ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
firearms regulation
ⓘ
public safety ⓘ |
| supportedBy | gun control advocacy organizations ⓘ |
| waitingPeriodAppliedTo | handgun purchases from federally licensed dealers ⓘ |
| waitingPeriodBecameObsoleteWhen | National Instant Criminal Background Check System became operational ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1993 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Brady Act Description of subject: The Brady Act is a U.S. federal law that established background checks and waiting periods for handgun purchases to help prevent gun violence.
Referenced by (5)
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