Table 1.
Categories | Types of Laws |
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Use | Right to carry or shall issue laws |
Hunting laws | |
Stand your ground and castle doctrine laws | |
Ordinances against publicly firing a gun | |
Sales | Licensing and inspections of dealers |
Record-keeping requirements | |
Background checks | |
Waiting periods | |
Requirement to report multiple sales | |
One-handgun per month laws | |
Zoning ordinances barring gun shows on public property | |
Ownership | Bans on purchases or possession by felons, youths, other presumably high-risk groups, and those with mental conditions |
Licensing for owners and permits for firearms | |
Required training on safe firearm use | |
Requirement to notify police of stolen firearms | |
Safer storage | Child access prevention laws |
Other safe storage requirements | |
Firearms and ammunition | Bans on automatic and semiautomatic firearms; high-capacity ammunition magazines; and inexpensive, poor-quality firearms (e.g., Saturday night specials) |
Punishment for firearm offenders | Penalties and sentences for firearm misuse |
Voluntary rendition of firearms | Firearm buyback programs |
a Adapted from Cook and Goss (146).