Federal-State Relations in Gun Control: The 1993 Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act

Autor:	Carol J. DeFrances, Steven K. Smith
Rok vydání:	1994
Předmět:	Government Public Administration Sociology and Political Science Political science Law Information system Gun control Poison control Context (language use) Federalism Public administration Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health
Zdroj:	Publius: The Journal of Federalism. 24:69-82
ISSN:	1747-7107 0048-5950
DOI:	10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubjof.a038152
Popis:	The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, which took effect in February 1994, sets minimum nationwide requirements for the sale of handguns and establishes a national criminal-background information system. Each of these thrusts of Brady involves fundamental issues of federalism. The first involves the traditional give-and-take between the states and the federal government in sorting out specific authority over the prohibition of firearm sales. The second thrust, establishing a national information network, requires cooperation of all the states and the federal government. This article reviews Brady in the context of twenty-five years of federal gun-control activity, examines its impact on federal-state relations, and addresses the development of a national criminal-history information network linking the states and the federal government.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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