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the National Firearms Act (NFA) only covered two specific types of guns: machine guns and short-barrel firearms, including sawed-off shotguns. It did not attempt to ban either weapon, but merely to impose a tax on any transfers of such weapons
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The Omnibus Crime Bill also prohibited interstate trade in handguns, increased the minimum age to 21 for buying handguns.
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Prohibits the sale, delivery, or transfer of a handgun from a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer to an unlicensed individual unless the documentation of the transaction is sent to local law enforcement officers and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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makes it illegal to manufacture, import, sell, ship, deliver, possess, transfer, or receive any firearm that is not as detectable by walk-through metal detection
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Requiring Federal Firearms Licensees (FFL) to request background checks on prospective firearm transferees.
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10-year federal ban on assault weapons means firearms like AK-47s, Uzis and TEC-9s can now be legally bought on September 14, 2004
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federal law that prohibits any person from knowingly possessing a firearm in a place the individual knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, is a school zone.
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The purpose of the act is to prevent firearms manufacturers and dealers from being held liable for negligence when crimes have been committed with their products.
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Amends the federal criminal code to ban the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of a semiautomatic assault weapon