Existing US gun legislation
Gun control laws in the US today focus on one or more of four general objectives.

The laws aim to: [1]
  1. Define conditions that prohibit a person from possessing firearms; 

  2. Implement regulations to prevent prohibited persons from possessing firearms; 

  3. Restrict carrying of concealed firearms outside the home; and 

  4. Regulate the design of firearms to enhance public and personal safety.


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Gun Politics in the US »Gun Politics in the US
US Gun Legislation »US Gun Legislation
Existing US gun legislation
Concealed carry »Concealed carry
Right-to-carry laws »Right-to-carry laws
Variations in individual States? »Variations in individual States?
Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act »Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act
Firearm Owners Protection Act »Firearm Owners Protection Act
Gun Control Act of 1968 »Gun Control Act of 1968
Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 »Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990
National Firearms Act »National Firearms Act
Second Amendment to the United States Constitution »Second Amendment to the United States Constitution
Status Quo »Status Quo
Executive Measures »Executive Measures
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