A semi-automatic firearm..
1.keeps firing bullets while the trigger is pressed
2. only fires when the trigger is pressed
2. A semi-automatic firearm only fires when the trigger is pressed
What year was the Second Amendment adopted
1791
What is the difference between Federal and State Law?
Federal Law are passed by Congress and apply to the whole country, each state is able to enact its own laws as long as they don't conflict with federal ones.
What is an example of a unlicensed dealer?
1.someone who sells guns illegally, necessarily
2.A private seller
3. someone under 21 trying to buy a gun
2. A private seller
What does a "permit to purchase" mean?
purchasers need a permit or license in order to buy certain kinds of firearms.
What is a militia?
A military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency.
Gun regulation is highly dependent on what ___ your state adds to the federal requirements.
regulation
name one certain category of people cannot buy guns?
People convicted of felonies, people who were involuntarily committed to a mental institution, people who have certain mental conditions, people who were dishonorably discharged from the military.
What is the NRA?
National Rifle Association
Which states do NOT have a minimum age to buy a long gun?
1.Arizona and Texas
2.Wisconsin and Oregon
3.Washington and Wyoming
3. Washington and Wyoming
What association supported the Supreme Court reversing a D.C law that prevented residents from owning certain handguns?
NRA (National Rifle Association)
State and federal laws decide who can
A. Destroy firearms under what condition
B. Buy firearms under what condition
C. Post pictures of firearms under what condition
B. State and federal decide who can buy firearms under what condition
The federal Gun Control Act of 1968...
1. banned all interstate transportation of weapons to or from from individuals licensed as dealers
2. took away all firearms
3. imposed Federal licensing of individuals to manufacture or deal in firearms
3. the federal Gun Control Act of 1968 imposed federal licensing of individuals to manufacture or deal in firearms.
Federal law does not require gun owners or gun buyers to obtain a ____
Name a state that allows machine guns
Idaho,Oklahoma,Utah,Vermont, and Wyoming
What does "The right of the people to keep and bear Arms" Mean?
A. The right to keep bears
B.The right to possess weapons for the protection of themselves, their rights, and their property.
C.The right to openly carry weapons for any purpose
B. .The right to possess weapons for the protection of themselves, their rights, and their property.
Federal laws do __ impose any regulations on concealed carry
Federal laws do not impose any regulations on concealed carry
Define misdemeanors
Crimes that are less serious than felonies
What states do you need a license to buy a gun?
1. Florida and Maine
2. Pennsylvania and Minnesota
3. Connecticut and Illinois
3. Connecticut and Illinois
Contrast handguns and long guns
A long gun is a firearm that is a two-handed weapon with a long barrel, a handgun is shorter and can be held with just one hand.
What does the Second Amendment state?
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
The federal law passed in 1994, placed a 10-year ban on the manufacture and sale of weapons
The Assault Weapons Ban Act of 1994
What federal law established a system for background checks on gun buyers and prohibited certain individuals from purchasing firearms?
1. The Assault Weapons Ban Act of 1994
2.The Gun Control Act of 1968
3. The Purchasing Ban of 1978
2. The Gun Control Act of 1968
The ___ is not allowed to keep a database to track
individual firearms or firearm owners.
NICS (National Instant Criminal Background Check System )