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...ealed carry laws has been met with [[Gun politics in the United States#Pro Gun Regulation|opposition]], no state which has adopted a "shall-issue" conceal ... demanded a conceal and carry provision and also called for an end to more gun control. On March 23, 2006, the Kansas legislature overrode Governor Kathle

... the [[United States of America]] since the enactment of the [[Gun Control Act]] in 1968. ..., they are also subject to the controls imposed by the [[National Firearms Act]] of 1934. ATF maintains a current list [http://www.atf.gov/firearms/curio

... or a gun used in the delivery of naval gunfire. Calling your [[rifle]] a "gun" can result in... well, just watch the video. ...th a single manipulation of the [[trigger|firing device]] to be a "machine gun" for regulatory purposes. Other terms, including "firearm" itself, have be

... United States federal law that revised many statutes in the [[Gun Control Act of 1968]]. ...e Association]] (NRA) and certain targeted Federal firearms licensees. The gun rights movement lobbied Congress to pass the FOPA to prevent the abuse of r

... U.S. Supreme Court seven times.<ref>Spitzer, Robert J.: ''The Politics of Gun Control'', Chapt. 2 (pg.38-41). Chatham House Publishers, Inc., 1995. The c ...t the 2nd Amendment only restrained the federal government from regulating gun ownership, not the individual states:

The '''Gun Control Act of 1968''', Pub. L. No. 90-618, 82 Stat. 1213 (also known as '''GCA''' or ' The [[Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act|Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993]] created a national [[background check]] system to prevent firearm

== [[Gun Free Zones: An Examination of Policy]] == ...er 2003, pp. 26-31</ref> Or as Carlisle Moody put it, “A criminal with a gun is a more efficient criminal.” <ref>Moody, Carlisle E. and Marvell, Thoma

{{Gun politics}} '''Gun law''' refers to a law that pertains to [[firearm]]s. Gun laws are highly dependent on date and location, as they have changed along

...n the [[Second Amendment to the United States Constitution]]. Most federal gun laws are spelled out in one of the following: * [[National Firearms Act]] (1934)

Many US states have legislated '''gun (firearm) laws''', independent of existing federal firearms laws. Some have For federal gun law, see [[Gun law in the United States]].

{{Gun politics}} ...d through legal and criminal use.<ref>Spitzer, Donald J.,''The Politics of Gun Control'', Page 1. Chatham House Publishers, Inc., 1995.</ref>

{{Gun politics}} * '''Category R''': restricted weapons: [[machine gun]]s, rocket launchers, [[assault rifle]]s, [[flame-thrower]]s, anti-tank gun

{{Gun politics}} ...In a study of gun ownership in selected western nations, Canada's level of gun ownership (21.8%) was similar to France's (23.8%) and Sweden's (16.6%). Of

...elf-defense]] is an acceptable justification to get the license. The Czech gun laws allow its citizens to carry a concealed weapon without having any spec ...>"[http://zbrane.kvalitne.cz/zbrojni-prukaz/zakony/119-2002_rozpis The gun Act 119/2001 - Firearms and ammunition Law]" (in Czech)</ref>

...ty; only 43 percent believe new laws would be more effective in reducing [[gun violence in the United States]] than the better enforcement of existing law {{Gun politics}}

|type= [[Submachine gun]] }}The '''MP5''' is a [[9x19mm Parabellum|9 mm]] [[submachine gun]] of [[Germany|German]] design, developed in the 1960s by a team of enginee

...ayed behind, in her well provisioned home, and had an old [[revolver]] for protection. A group of police entered the house, and when she refused to surrender her ...on from groups such as the NRA, the [[Second Amendment Foundation]], and [[Gun Owners of America]] was immediate and outraged, and a lawsuit was filed [[S

...ational Rifle Association]], Institute for Legislative Action</ref> The [[Gun Owners of America]] lobbying organisation has been equally vocal in its cri == Gun Control Activities ==

...erosmith singer Steven Tyler. All of these individuals have retained their gun licenses under Bloomberg's "tough on guns" administration. (Hey, it ain't ... Rifle" in the "Best of the Best" presentation by Shooting Times, Sporting Gun and Shooting Gazette magazines and civilian variants of the HK416 and HK417

...ates' positions on various issues (which are almost universally hostile to gun owners' rights, whenever the issue comes up). Some chapters of the league a ...ured Act (SAFE) which attempted to scale back some portions of the PATRIOT Act which impact on individual liberties.