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Regulating Guns in America An Evaluation and Comparative Analysis of Federal, State and Selected Local Gun Laws
	A Publication of Legal Community Against Violence Regulating Guns in America is designed for use by state and local officials, law enforcement, and gun violence prevention advocates. It provides a comprehensive, national review of existing federal and state laws on more than twenty topics covering all major areas of gun policy. It also includes a discussion of local laws in ten major U.S. cities. In addition to identifying existing laws in each jurisdiction, the report compares and contrasts different policy approaches used to address each topic, and offers a list of features that characterize the most comprehensive legislative solution in each area.
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	Executive Summary Preface, Executive Summary, Introduction The Legal Background The Second Amendment and State Right to Bear Arms Provisions Preemption and Local Authority to Regulate Firearms Classes of Weapons Assault Weapons Large Capacity Ammunition Magazines Fifty Caliber Rifles Banning Handguns Non-Powder Guns Ammunition Regulation Sales and Transfers Prohibited Purchasers Minimum Age to Purchase and Possess Firearms Domestic Violence and Firearms Background Checks Mental Health Reporting Waiting Periods Restrictions on Multiple Purchases or Sales of Firearms Gun Dealers and Other Sellers Dealer Regulations Private Sales Gun Shows Gun Ownership Licensing of Gun Owners or Purchasers Registration of Firearms Reporting Lost or Stolen Firearms Carrying Concealed Weapons Consumer and Child Safety Design Safety Standards for Handguns: Regulating Junk Guns/Saturday Night Specials Locking Devices Personalized Firearms Child Access Prevention Crime Detection Ballistic Identification Retention of Firearm Sales and Background Check Records Appendix A: Snapshot of Federal, State and Selected Local Gun Laws
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