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The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act

Provisions

NICS

  • National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
  • Implemented as a result of the Brady Act in 1998.
  • Makes sure people who are in violation of the Brady Act's provisions cannot purchase firearms.

Under the Brady Act, you may not purchase firearms if any of the following applies:

  • Convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for one year or more.
  • A fugitive from justice.
  • Unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance.
  • Mental defective or committed to a mental institution.
  • Alien illegally in the US.
  • Dishonorably discharged from the Armed Forces.
  • Having citizenship revoked.
  • Having a restraining order form a partner or child of said partner.
  • Convicted of domestic violence.

What Does This Act Do?

Background

  • Named for Jim Brady, Press Secretary to President Reagan, who was shot and paralyzed in an assassination attempt against the President.
  • Bill originally proposed in March 1991.
  • Final version passed on November 11, 1993.
  • Enacted November 30, 1993
  • Requires a waiting period before purchasing firearms.
  • Institutes federally mandated background checks on all firearm purchases.

Controversy

  • Opposed by National Rifle Association.
  • States that the Brady Act is unconstitutional because it violates the 10th Amendment.
  • As a result of this opposition, the five-day waiting period was replaced with an instant computer system.
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