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Summary of Federal Firearms Laws—October 2023 . Possession of Firearms by Prohibited Person . Possession of a firearm by a "prohibited person" is illegal. Under 18 U.S.C. § 922 (g) there are nine categories of prohibited persons. Generally, they include: felons; fugitives; unlawful users of or addicts to a controlled substance;
3 Ιουν 2013 · Firearms information for every firearm, even if only identified during a field interview or traffic stop, should be sent to ATF for tracing and possible connection to other criminal activity.
3 Ιουν 2021 · This page has been updated to reflect the most recently available data. The following is a list of BJS publications that include data on firearm-related crime.
25 Μαρ 2019 · Individual states have enacted a diverse range of laws relating to the possession, registration, and carrying of firearms, among other things. Federal law establishes a regulatory framework for the lawful manufacture, sale, and possession of firearms at the national level.
Gun laws in the United States regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition. State laws (and the laws of the District of Columbia and of the U.S. territories) vary considerably, and are independent of existing federal firearms laws, although they are sometimes broader or more limited in scope than the federal laws.
28 Ιουν 2022 · As part of the Gun Policy in America initiative, RAND developed a longitudinal data set of state and District of Columbia firearm laws from 1979 to January 2021 to support improved analysis and understanding of the effects of gun laws.
Information about how many Americans own guns, and how this varies over time and across the United States, is important for understanding the effects of gun laws on firearm ownership and other outcomes. Use this tool to explore the estimated household gun ownership rate by state from 1980 to 2016.