Gun Control: Implementation of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act
- ISBN-10
- 0788128876
- ISBN-13
- 9780788128875
- Series
- Gun Control
- Pages
- 91
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996-05
- Publisher
- DIANE Publishing
- Author
- DIANE Publishing Company
Description
Presents information on the implementation on phase I of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (P.L. 103-159), which went into effect Feb. 28, 1994. Focuses on the number of & reasons for handgun purchase denials in selected jurisdictions. Addresses the extent of federal agency follow-up enforcement action regarding convicted felons & others who falsify their status on handgun purchase application forms. Discusses the effects of court cases challenging the constitutionality of the act. 26 charts, tables & graphs.
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