Arms Export Control Act (firearms provisions)

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United States federal statute

The Arms Export Control Act (firearms provisions) is a U.S. federal legal framework that regulates the international trade, export, and transfer of firearms and related defense articles to protect national security and support foreign policy objectives.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Arms Export Control Act	15
Arms Export Control Act (firearms provisions) canonical	1
Arms Export Control Act of 1976	1
U.S. Arms Export Control Act	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T440040 — 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: Arms Export Control Act (firearms provisions)
Context triple: [Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, enforces, Arms Export Control Act (firearms provisions)]

A. Firearm Owners Protection Act
The Firearm Owners Protection Act is a 1986 U.S. federal law that revised and relaxed certain gun control provisions while adding new restrictions, including the ban on civilian ownership of newly manufactured machine guns.
B. Aldrich–Vreeland Act
The Aldrich–Vreeland Act was a 1908 U.S. law that created emergency currency provisions and laid groundwork for banking reform in response to the Panic of 1907.
C. National Defense Authorization Acts
The National Defense Authorization Acts are annual U.S. federal laws that authorize and set policies and budgets for the Department of Defense and national security programs.
D. Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 is a U.S. law that strengthened controls on nuclear exports and promoted international safeguards to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons while supporting peaceful nuclear cooperation.
E. International Emergency Economic Powers Act
The International Emergency Economic Powers Act is a U.S. federal law that grants the President broad authority to regulate international commerce and impose economic sanctions during declared national emergencies involving foreign threats.
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: Arms Export Control Act (firearms provisions)
Target entity description: The Arms Export Control Act (firearms provisions) is a U.S. federal legal framework that regulates the international trade, export, and transfer of firearms and related defense articles to protect national security and support foreign policy objectives.

A. Firearm Owners Protection Act
The Firearm Owners Protection Act is a 1986 U.S. federal law that revised and relaxed certain gun control provisions while adding new restrictions, including the ban on civilian ownership of newly manufactured machine guns.
B. Aldrich–Vreeland Act
The Aldrich–Vreeland Act was a 1908 U.S. law that created emergency currency provisions and laid groundwork for banking reform in response to the Panic of 1907.
C. National Defense Authorization Acts
The National Defense Authorization Acts are annual U.S. federal laws that authorize and set policies and budgets for the Department of Defense and national security programs.
D. Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 is a U.S. law that strengthened controls on nuclear exports and promoted international safeguards to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons while supporting peaceful nuclear cooperation.
E. International Emergency Economic Powers Act
The International Emergency Economic Powers Act is a U.S. federal law that grants the President broad authority to regulate international commerce and impose economic sanctions during declared national emergencies involving foreign threats.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute ⓘ
administeredBy	Directorate of Defense Trade Controls ⓘ linked to: Office of Defense Trade Controls Licensing U.S. Department of State ⓘ linked to: United States Department of State
appliesTo	U.S.-origin firearms ⓘ ammunition for firearms ⓘ certain accessories and attachments for firearms ⓘ firearms components and parts ⓘ
authorizes	President of the United States to control export of defense articles ⓘ imposition of sanctions for violations ⓘ suspension or revocation of export licenses ⓘ
basedOn	United States foreign policy considerations ⓘ United States national security interests ⓘ
complements	other U.S. export control and sanctions regimes ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
covers	items on the United States Munitions List related to firearms ⓘ
doesNotApplyTo	purely domestic firearms transactions within the United States ⓘ
enforcedBy	Bureau of Industry and Security (for overlapping jurisdiction) ⓘ linked to: Bureau of Industry and Security Homeland Security Investigations ⓘ U.S. Department of Justice ⓘ linked to: United States Department of Justice U.S. Department of State ⓘ linked to: United States Department of State
implementedBy	International Traffic in Arms Regulations ⓘ
legalDomain	export control law ⓘ firearms law ⓘ national security law ⓘ
objective	to ensure responsible arms transfers to foreign governments and entities ⓘ to prevent diversion of U.S.-origin firearms to unauthorized users ⓘ to support allied and partner security consistent with U.S. policy ⓘ
partOf	Arms Export Control Act ⓘ linked to: Arms Export Control Act (firearms provisions)
penaltiesInclude	civil penalties ⓘ criminal penalties ⓘ debarment from export activities ⓘ seizure and forfeiture of goods ⓘ
purpose	to protect United States national security ⓘ to regulate international trade in firearms and related defense articles ⓘ to support United States foreign policy objectives ⓘ
regulates	brokering of defense articles ⓘ export of firearms ⓘ import of certain defense articles ⓘ retransfer of firearms and defense articles abroad ⓘ
relatedTo	Export Administration Regulations ⓘ linked to: Bureau of Industry and Security Gun Control Act of 1968 ⓘ International Emergency Economic Powers Act ⓘ
requires	compliance with United States Munitions List classifications ⓘ congressional notification for certain major arms exports ⓘ end-use and end-user assurances from foreign recipients ⓘ export licenses for covered firearms ⓘ registration of manufacturers and exporters of defense articles ⓘ
scope	international transfers of firearms and related defense articles ⓘ

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