Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act

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The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act is a U.S. federal law that established background checks and waiting periods for firearm purchases from licensed dealers to help prevent gun violence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
gun control law ⓘ
aimsTo prevent firearm sales to prohibited persons ⓘ
prevent gun violence ⓘ
appliesTo federally licensed firearms dealers ⓘ
constitutionalChallenge Printz v. United States ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
created framework for the National Instant Criminal Background Check System ⓘ
defines categories of prohibited firearm purchasers ⓘ
doesNotApplyTo private firearm sales between unlicensed individuals under federal law ⓘ
established federal background check requirement for firearm purchases from licensed dealers ⓘ
interim waiting period for handgun purchases ⓘ
hasEffect allows denial of firearm transfers to prohibited persons ⓘ
requires licensed dealers to contact NICS before transferring a firearm ⓘ
implementedBy Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ
Federal Bureau of Investigation ⓘ
introducedIn United States Congress ⓘ
legalArea firearms regulation ⓘ
public safety ⓘ
namedAfter James Brady ⓘ
linked to: James S. Brady
opposedBy National Rifle Association ⓘ
presidentAtSigning Bill Clinton ⓘ
prohibitedPurchaserCategory convicted felons ⓘ
fugitives from justice ⓘ
persons adjudicated as mentally defective ⓘ
persons committed to mental institutions ⓘ
persons convicted of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence ⓘ
persons dishonorably discharged from the Armed Forces ⓘ
persons subject to certain domestic violence restraining orders ⓘ
persons who have renounced United States citizenship ⓘ
unlawful or undocumented immigrants ⓘ
unlawful users of controlled substances ⓘ
prohibits sale of firearms by licensed dealers to certain prohibited purchasers ⓘ
regulates firearm transfers by licensed dealers ⓘ
handgun purchases ⓘ
relatedTo Gun Control Act of 1968 ⓘ
National Instant Criminal Background Check System ⓘ
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 ⓘ
requires background checks for firearm purchases from licensed dealers ⓘ
use of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System ⓘ
scope interstate commerce in firearms through licensed dealers ⓘ
shortName Brady Act ⓘ
Brady Bill ⓘ
signedBy Bill Clinton ⓘ
sponsor Charles E. Schumer ⓘ
linked to: Charles Schumer

Howard Metzenbaum ⓘ
subject firearm background checks ⓘ
gun violence prevention ⓘ
supportedBy gun control advocacy groups ⓘ

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103rd United States Congress → enactedLaw → Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act ⓘ
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James S. Brady → subjectOf → Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act ⓘ
James S. Brady → inspired → Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act ⓘ
National Instant Criminal Background Check System → legalBasis → Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act ⓘ
NICS → legalBasis → Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act ⓘ
NICS → createdUnder → Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993 ⓘ
linked to: Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act
GCA → amendedBy → Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act ⓘ
Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act → relatedTo → Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act ⓘ
Brady Bill → officialName → Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act ⓘ
United States federal firearms laws → includesStatute → Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993 ⓘ
linked to: Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act