Firearms in the United States

Guns and Other Firearms Legal Materials

The Lloyd Sealy Library at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice collects materials on guns. Also, DBI Books (Northbrook, Illinois) puts out a line of materials about guns (e.g.,Gun Digest Book of Free Arms Assembly Disassembly).

Federal gun laws are administered by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF). You can find Federal gun laws, regulations, proposed regulations, statistics and the lists of recognized collectible guns, known as “Curios or Relics,” on the ATF Web site.

The ATF’s FFL eZ Check database lets gun sellers verify that a gun buyer’s Federal Firearms License is valid.

The Legal Community Against Violence posts a summary of Gun Laws by State, with citations.

Stolen Guns: Generally gun buyers have to call the police if they want to know if the serial number of a gun has been reported as stolen.

Firearms and the State Laws

Select from the list of U.S. States below for state-specific information on Firearms:

• Firearms in the Subject Index of the Alabama Portal
• Firearms in the Subject Index of the Alaska Portal
• Firearms in the Subject Index of the Arizona Portal
• Firearms in the Subject Index of the Arkansas Portal
• Firearms in the Subject Index of the California Portal
• Firearms in the Subject Index of the Colorado Portal
• Firearms in the Subject Index of the Connecticut Portal
• Firearms in the Subject Index of the Delaware Portal
• Firearms in the Subject Index of the Florida Portal
• Firearms in the Subject Index of the Georgia Portal
• Firearms in the Subject Index of the Hawaii Portal
• Firearms in the Subject Index of the Idaho Portal
• Firearms in the Subject Index of the Illinois Portal
• Firearms in the Subject Index of the Indiana Portal
• Firearms in the Subject Index of the Iowa Portal
• Firearms in the Subject Index of the Kansas Portal
• Firearms in the Subject Index of the Kentucky Portal
• Firearms in the Subject Index of the Louisiana Portal
• Firearms in the Subject Index of the Maine Portal
• Firearms in the Subject Index of the Maryland Portal
• Firearms in the Subject Index of the Massachusetts Portal
• Firearms in the Subject Index of the Michigan Portal
• Firearms in the Subject Index of the Minnesota Portal
• Firearms in the Subject Index of the Mississippi Portal
• Firearms in the Subject Index of the Missouri Portal
• Firearms in the Subject Index of the Montana Portal
• Firearms in the Subject Index of the Nebraska Portal
• Firearms in the Subject Index of the Nevada Portal
• Firearms in the Subject Index of the New Hampshire Portal
• Firearms in the Subject Index of the New Jersey Portal
• Firearms in the Subject Index of the New Mexico Portal
• Firearms in the Subject Index of the New York Portal
• Firearms in the Subject Index of the North Carolina Portal
• Firearms in the Subject Index of the North Dakota Portal
• Firearms in the Subject Index of the Ohio Portal
• Firearms in the Subject Index of the Oklahoma Portal
• Firearms in the Subject Index of the Oregon Portal
• Firearms in the Subject Index of the Pennsylvania Portal
• Firearms in the Subject Index of the Rhode Island Portal
• Firearms in the Subject Index of the South Carolina Portal
• Firearms in the Subject Index of the South Dakota Portal
• Firearms in the Subject Index of the Tennessee Portal
• Firearms in the Subject Index of the Texas Portal
• Firearms in the Subject Index of the Utah Portal
• Firearms in the Subject Index of the Vermont Portal
• Firearms in the Subject Index of the Virginia Portal
• Firearms in the Subject Index of the Washington Portal
• Firearms in the Subject Index of the West Virginia Portal
• Firearms in the Subject Index of the Wisconsin Portal
• Firearms in the Subject Index of the Wyoming Portal

Litigating Against the Firearms Industry

This section examines the Litigating Against the Firearms Industry subject in its related phase of trial. In some cases, other key elements related to trials, such as personal injury, business, and criminal litigation, are also addressed.

Firearms

In Legislation

Firearms in the U.S. Code: Title 18, Part I, Chapter 44

The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating firearms are compiled in the United States Code under Title 18, Part I, Chapter 44. It constitutes “prima facie” evidence of statutes relating to Crimes and Criminal Law (including firearms) of the United States. The reader can further narrow his/her legal research of the general topic (in this case, Arms of the US Code, including firearms) by chapter and subchapter.

Firearms

In Legislation

Firearms in the U.S. Code: Title 26, Subtitle D, Chapter 32, Subchapter D, Part III

The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating firearms are compiled in the United States Code under Title 26, Subtitle D, Chapter 32, Subchapter D, Part III. It constitutes “prima facie” evidence of statutes relating to Excise Taxes (including firearms) of the United States. The reader can further narrow his/her legal research of the general topic (in this case, Arms of the US Code, including firearms) by chapter and subchapter.

Resources

See Also

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF)
Crime Statistics
Criminal Law

Further Reading

• Information about Firearms in the Gale Encyclopedia of American Law.

Firearms in the Criminal Justice System

This section covers the topics below related with Firearms :

Corrections

Equipment in relation with Firearms

Technology

Crime

Public Order Offenses

Weapons Violations

Crime

Violent Crime

Gun Violence

Law Enforcement

Equipment and Facilities

Litigating Against the Firearms Industry

This section examines the Litigating Against the Firearms Industry subject in its related phase of trial. In some cases, other key elements related to trials, such as personal injury, business, and criminal litigation, are also addressed.

Resources

See Also

• Corrections
• Equipment
• Technology
• Crime
• Public Order Offenses
• Weapons Violations
• Crime
• Violent Crime
• Gun Violence
• Law Enforcement
• Equipment and Facilities