gun control issue

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• Gun control policy of the Clinton Administration — The Gun control policy of the Clinton Administration, was the White House s domestic policy on guns during Bill Clinton s term in office as President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Gun control was a major political issue in the first… …   Wikipedia

• Gun Control Act of 1968 — The Gun Control Act of 1968, Pub. L. No. 90 618, 82 Stat. 1213 (also known as GCA or GCA68, and codified as Chapter 44 of Title 18, United States Code) is a federal law in the United States that broadly regulates the firearms industry and… …   Wikipedia

• gun control — UK / US noun [uncountable] laws that prevent people from keeping and using guns • Cultural note: In the US, the issue of gun control is the cause of much political disagreement, because the constitution gives people the right to own weapons, but… …   English dictionary

• U.S. Gun-Control Debate: A Critical Look — ▪ 2001 by Iain Murray       In 2000 a year that witnessed the antigun Million Mom March in Washington, D.C., as well as surging membership in the pro gun National Rifle Association (NRA) the issue of gun control was at the forefront of American… …   Universalium

• Gun politics in the United States — Gun politics in the United States, incorporating the political aspects of gun politics, and firearms rights, has long been among the most controversial and intractable issues in American politics.cite book author=Wilcox, Clyde; Bruce, John W.… …   Wikipedia

• Gun politics in Canada — is controversial, though less contentious than it is in the United States. The history of gun control in Canada dates from the early days of Confederation, when Justices of the Peace could impose penalties for carrying a handgun without… …   Wikipedia

• Gun violence in the United States — is associated with the majority of homicides and over half the suicides.cite web |url=http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/suicide.htm |title=Self inflicted Injury/Suicide |publisher=National Center for Health Statistics |accessdate=2006 11 06] cite… …   Wikipedia

• Gun politics in the United Kingdom — Gun politics in the United Kingdom, much like gun politics in Australia, places its main considerations on how best to ensure public safety and how deaths involving firearms can most effectively be prevented. Unlike in the United States, there is …   Wikipedia

• Gun violence — is the broadly defined category of violence and crime committed with the use of a firearm; it does not include the safe lawful use of firearms for sport, hunting, target practice, law enforcement, or actions ruled as self defense.… …   Wikipedia

• Gun laws in the United States (by state) — U.S. Firearms Legal Topics Assault weapons ban ATF Bureau Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act Concealed carry in the U.S. Domestic Violence Offender Gun Ban …   Wikipedia

• Gun politics — A pyre of confiscated smuggled weapons about to be set ablaze in Nairobi, Kenya …   Wikipedia