National Instant Criminal Background Check System

 launched by the FBI on November 30, 1998 United States system for determining if prospective firearms or explosives buyers’ name and birth year match those of a person who is not eligible to buy through an FFL mandated by the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (Brady Law) of 1993 launched by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in 1998 … Read more

Arms Export Control Act

Six cards summarizing the Arms Export Control Act of 1976, including its signing, presidential authority, legitimate-use rule, congressional review, ITAR implementation and the 2020 transfer of many firearms to Commerce control.

Arms Export Control Act of 1976 Title II of Pub.L. 94–329, 90 Stat. 729  codified at 22 U.S.C. ch. 39  H.R. 13680 legislation was passed by the 94th Congressional session enacted into law by the 38th President of the United States Gerald R. Ford on June 30, 1976 requires international governments receiving weapons from the United States to use the armaments for legitimate … Read more