re:"Enforcing the 20,000 gun laws on the books doesn't have a fawlking thing to do with the patent office."
That 20,000 number is a phony number...the relevant number is more like 300.....
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Study Disputes Claim of 20,000 U.S. Gun Laws
1/23/2003
Press Release
Brookings Institution
Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy
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Washington DC 20036
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Steve Bowers
Phone: 202-797-6414
Research of Federal and State Gun Laws Yields 300 Relevant Statutes
Washington, DC - Since 1965, national political leaders and gun safety opponents have rejected calls for gun legislation, stating that there are already more than 20,000 gun laws on the books in the United States. A new study casts doubt on that claim, revealing only 300 relevant federal and state laws regarding the manufacture, design, sale, purchase, or possession of guns.
The study, "Description and Analysis of State and Federal Laws Affecting Firearm Manufacture, Sale, Possession And Use, 1970-1999," disputes the "20,000 gun law" claim based on a thorough examination of the number and type of state and federal gun laws in the United States. The number of laws per state range from one to 13; among the most common concern mandatory minimum sentencing, dealer background checks, "shall issue" or carrying a concealed weapon, dealer licensing, and child access protection.<b/> |
