FIREARMS related term(s) Weapons

Addresses

National Rifle Association: Alonzo H. Garcelon, 11190 [8MY]

Agreements

Constitutional rights of firearms owners (S. 49): unanimous-consent, 16983 [24JN]

Amendments

Firearms Owners' Protection Act: enact (S. 49), 16976 [24JN]

Owners: protect constitutional rights (S. 49), 17000, 17001 [24JN], 18168, 18169, 18189, 18206, 18211, 18248, 18250, 18251 [9JY]

Analyses

Protecting the Constitutional Rights of Gun Owners (S. 49), 18171-18177 [9JY]

Racketeer Weapons and Violent Crime Control Act (H.R. 3155), 22806 [1AU]

Articles and editorials

Ask the Police—S. 49 Is a Killer, 29077 [24OC]

Control Handguns To Stop the Carnage, 18216 [9JY]

FOP Head Holds Gun Ban a Boon, 38681 [19DE]

Grain of Salt, Please, 18523 [10JY]

Gun Laws and Gun Collectors, 18156-18157 [9JY]

Handguns, Preferred Instruments of Criminals (series), 18190-18195 [9JY]

Held Hostage to Handguns—My Husband Survived Iran, but My Son Was Shot in Annandale, 19046 [15JY]

How To Deter Future Hinckleys, 32884 [20NO]

James Wright—Seven Years' Research Brings New View of Gun Control, 22729 [1AU]

Large Majority Favors Handgun Registration, 13956 [3JN]

Making Sense of Gun Control, 18215 [9JY]

One Gun in Five, 27994 [17OC]

Pro-Life Gun Control, 22759 [1AU]

Restoring the Balance—The Second Amendment Revisited, 16991-16996 [24JN]

S. 49—Help Your Local Police, 18216 [9JY]

Senate Under the Handgun, 20158 [23JY], 22043 [31JY]

Too Keep and Bear Their Arms—The Adoption of the Second Amendment 1787-91, 18158-18165 [9JY]

Why I Vote Against Gun Control, 38701-38702 [19DE]

Without Guns, Do People Kill People?, 18272 [9JY]

Zealous Enforcers Trigger Reconsideration of Gun Laws, 18225 [9JY]

Bills and resolutions

Advertising: disallow tax deduction for expenses relative to arms sales (see S. 986)

Ammunition: eliminate certain recordkeeping requirements (see S. 634)

———regulate manufacture, importation, and sale of armor-piercing (see H.R. 4, 13)

———regulate manufacture, importation, and sale of armor-piercing bullets (see S. 104; H.R. 3132)

Bulgaria: abuses of Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (see S. Con. Res. 21)

Bulletproof vests: grants to local governments (see H.R. 1921)

Control (see H.R. 395)

Courts: increase term of imprisonment for certain offenses and eliminate eligibility for parole (see H.R. 173)

———penalty for use in commission of a felony (see H.R. 174, 678)

Drug abuse: mandatory penalty for carrying or using firearms in commission of certain offenses (see S. 1894)

Federal Firearms Act: reenact (see H.R. 332)

Foreign diplomats: prosecution for use of firearm in commission of a felony (see S. 1383)

———renegotiate Vienna Convention to eliminate immunity for assaults with firearms or explosives (see S. Res. 191)

Foreign trade: prohibit import of concealable handguns (see H.R. 2861)

———restricting importation, sale, purchase, transfer, or transportation (see H.R. 1148)

Gun Control Act: repeal (see H.R. 332)

Handgun Crime Control Act: enact (see H.R. 1442)

Handguns: additional tax to be used to compensate victims of crimes (see H.R. 306)

———mandatory registration (see H.R. 299)

Interstate movement: clarification of limitations on controls (see S. 45)

Ireland, Northern: outlaw use of plastic bullets by British security forces (see S. Con. Res. 26; H. Con. Res. 101)

———prohibit use of plastic or rubber bullets by British security forces (see H. Con. Res. 118)

Law enforcement officers: grants to local governments for purchase of bulletproof vests (see H.R. 1921)

Machineguns: penalize possession (see H.R. 2024)

Manufacturers: protection from certain litigation (see H.R. 2566)

Owners: protect rights (H.R. 945), provide for consideration of (see H. Res. 290)

———protection from certain litigation (see H.R. 2564, 2565)

———protection of constitutional rights (see H.R. 945)

———protection of rights (see H.R. 1312)

Owners' constitutional rights: protection (see S. 49)

Right to bear (see H. Con. Res. 13)

Saturday night specials: prohibit sale (see H.R. 3706)

States: restriction for block grants under Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act (see H.R. 2570)

Taxation: transfer excise tax to trust fund to be used for compensation of victims of crime (see H.R. 2862)

U.S. Code: amend (see H.R. 3155)

Decisions

Firearms dealers compliance inspections: Supreme Court (excerpt), 18206 [9JY]

Documents

Gun Control Act (excerpt), 18167, 18185, 18197, 18220 [9JY]

U.S. Code (excerpt), 18165 [9JY]

Factsheets

Protecting the Constitutional Rights of Gun Owners (S. 49), 18179 [9JY]

Letters

Armor-piercing ammunition: (sundry), 36952, 36953 [17DE]

Army's Civilian Marksmanship Program, 36953 [17DE]

Constitutional rights of firearms owners (S. 49): Bruce E. Thompson, Jr., 16989 [24JN], 18196 [9JY]

Firearms: Sarah Brady (excerpt), 28236 [22OC]

Firearms dealers recordkeeping requirements: Edward T. Stevenson, 18185 [9JY]

———Harold A. Serr, 18183 [9JY]

Firearms Owners' Protection Act (H.R. 945): Louisiana Shooting Association, 5632 [19MR]

———South Carolina Shooting Association, 5632 [19MR]

———(sundry), 5632 [19MR]

———Unified Sportsmen of Florida, 5632 [19MR]

Firearms ownership: National Association of Chiefs of Police, 31415 [12NO]

Gun control: Terry L. Seals, 28266 [22OC]

Sale restrictions, 18001 [8JY]

Lists

International Association of Chiefs of Police participants in press conference, 18001 [8JY]

Memorandums

Effects of Legislation To Protect Constitutional Rights of Gun Owners (S. 49): John J. Fox, 18201-18204 [9JY]

Polls of opinion

Large Majority Favors Handgun Registration, 13956 [3JN]

Remarks in House

Ammunition: regulate importation, manufacture, and sale of armor-piercing bullets (H.R. 3132), 36945-36956 [17DE]

Armor-piercing bullets: regulate manufacture and importation (H.R. 13), 435 [3JA], 4959 [7MR]

Bulletproof vests: provide for purchase for law enforcement officers, 7522 [3AP]

Bullets: armor-piercing, 23139 [10SE]

Civil liberties: protect constitutional right of citizens to keep and bear, 483 [3JA]

Firearms: waiting period for purchasing (H.R. 3155), 22043 [31JY]

Firearms Owner's Protection Act: enact (S. 49), 22729 [1AU]

Firearms Owners Protection Act: discharge petition, 31415 [12NO]

———enact (H.R. 945), 4105 [28FE]

Firearms Owners' Protection Act: enact, 1847 [6FE]

———enact (H.R. 945), 5632 [19MR], 18392 [10JY], 28239, 28241 [22OC]

———enact (H.R. 945), discharge petition, 28238, 28265-28275 [22OC], 28604, 28605 [23OC]

Handgun Crime Control Act: enact (H.R. 1442), 4724 [6MR], 32883 [20NO]

Handguns: access, 32883 [20NO]

———control, 19046 [15JY]

———remove restrictions on sale, 38681, 38701 [19DE]

———waiting period for purchase, 19614 [18JY], 20158 [23JY]

Ireland, Northern: use of plastic bullets, 6405 [27MR]

Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act: enact (H.R. 13), 435 [3JA], 4959 [7MR]

———enact (H.R. 3132), 23139 [10SE], 36945 [17DE], 36955 [18DE]-36956 [17DE]

Litigation: protect manufacturers from certain (H.R. 2566), 12705 [21MY]

———protect owners from certain (H.R. 2564), 12705 [21MY]

MAC-10: require Federal regulation (H.R. 2024), 18396 [10JY]

———require Federal regulations (H.R. 2024), 12229 [16MY]

MAC-type machineguns: use by right-wing survivalists, 31553 [12NO]

Manufacturers: protect from certain litigation (H.R. 2566), 12705 [21MY]

Owners: constitutional rights, 32883 [20NO]

———protect constitutional rights (S. 49), 28235, 28236, 28237, 28239, 28241 [22OC], 29077 [24OC]

———protect constitutional rights (S. 49), discharge petition, 28238, 28241, 28265-28275 [22OC], 28604, 28605 [23OC], 28742 [24OC]

———protect from certain litigation (H.R. 2564), 12705 [21MY]

Ownership: permit transportation across State lines (H.R. 2565), 12705 [21MY]

Purchase: waiting period (H.R. 3155), 22516 [1AU]

Racketeer Weapons and Violent Crime Control Act: enact (H.R. 3155), 22516 [1AU], 22805 [1AU]

Registration: require, with local law enforcement agency, 13287 [22MY]

Saturday Night Special Crime Control Act: enact (H.R. 3706), 31222 [7NO]

States: require firearm registration laws in order to receive criminal justice block grants (H.R. 2570), 12704 [21MY], 13956 [3JN], 27994 [17OC]

Remarks in Senate

Armor-piercing bullets: regulate manufacture and importation (S. 104), 201-203 [3JA], 805 [22JA], 4940 [7MR], 36828 [17DE]

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms: funding for statistical gathering system, 24931 [25SE]

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms: label approval, 35341 [9DE]

Business: clarify provision relative to sale at temporary location, 17000 [24JN]

Carter, Harlon B.: tribute, 3638 [26FE]

Consumers: waiting period for purchase of handguns, 18211-18232 [9JY]

Dealers: compliance inspections, 18206-18211 [9JY]

Drugs: penalties for use of firearms in the course of drug trafficking (S. 1894), 34124 [4DE]

Foreign trade: restrictions on certain imports, 17001 [24JN]

Government regulations: interstate sale, 18188-18206 [9JY]

———interstate transportation, 18168, 18169 [9JY]

International Association of Chiefs of Police: position on sale restrictions, 18001 [8JY]

Ireland, Northern: outlaw use of plastic bullets by British security forces (S. Con. Res. 26), 4918 [7MR]

License: penalties for false information on application, 18185 [9JY]

Owners: protect constitutional rights (S. 49), 24 [3JA], 16984-17003 [24JN], 18155, 18211-18237 [9JY], 19127 [16JY]

———protect constitutional rights (S. 49), unanimous-consent agreement, 16982-16984 [24JN]

Terrorism: repeal diplomatic immunity under certain circumstances (S. 1383), 17648 [27JN]

———repeal diplomatic immunity under certain circumstances (S. Res. 191), 17678 [27JN]

Weapons: eliminate ammunition recordkeeping requirements for licensed dealers (S. 634), 4883 [7MR]

Reports

Regulation of manufacture and importation of armor-piercing ammunition: Committee on the Judiciary (S. 104), 20938 [29JY]

Resolutions by organizations

Prosecution of Howard Shaw: National Rifle Association, 18166 [9JY]

Statements

Firearms Dealer Compliance Inspections: Dept. of the Treasury, 18207 [9JY]

Government Confiscation of Arms: Earl Warren, 18224 [9JY]

Gun Control: Ferris E. Lucas, 16990 [24JN], 18180 [9JY]

———former policeman, 18178 [9JY]

———John J. Norton, 18189 [9JY]

———President Reagan, 16984 [24JN]

———Richard Henry Lee, 16985 [24JN]

———Senator Dole (excerpt), 17002 [24JN]

———Senator Sasser, 18183 [9JY]

———several law enforcement organizations, 18189 [9JY]

———Vince McGoldrick, 16990 [24JN], 18181 [9JY]

Gun Control Act: James O. Eastland, 28274 [22OC]

Right To Bear Arms: Richard H. Lee, 18167 [9JY]

Sale Restrictions, 18002 [8JY]

Waiting Period for Purchase of Handguns: Dept. of the Treasury (excerpt), 18213 [9JY]

———Mr. and Mrs. John W. Hinckley, Sr., 18220 [9JY]

———Senator Dole, 18217 [9JY]

Studies

State Programs for Screening Handgun Buyers: Philip Cook and James Blose (excerpt), 18213 [9JY]

Weapons, Crime, and Violence in America: James Wright and Peter Rossi (excerpt), 16986 [24JN]

Summaries

Protecting the Constitutional Rights of Gun Owners (S. 49), 18186 [9JY]

Racketeer Weapons and Violent Crime Control Act (H.R. 3155), 22806 [1AU]

Texts of

H.R. 3132, Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act, 36945 [17DE]

H.R. 3706, Saturday Night Special Crime Control Act, 31222 [7NO]

S. 49, protecting constitutional rights of gun owners, 18204, 18232-18236 [9JY]

S. 104, regulate manufacture and importation of armor-piercing bullets, 202 [3JA]

S. 1383, repeal diplomatic immunity under certain circumstances, 17648 [27JN]

S. 1894, penalties for the use of firearms in drug trafficking, 34124 [4DE]

S. Con. Res. 26, outlaw use of plastic bullets in Northern Ireland, 4919 [7MR]

S. Res. 191, repeal diplomatic immunity under certain circumstances, 17678 [27JN]

Transcripts

Gun Control: Committee on the Judiciary (excerpt), 18198 [9JY]