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Gun Control Act 1968 (GCA)

US federal statute establishing the Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) system for commercial sales, the Form 4473 record, and the prohibited-person categories under 18 USC section 922(g). The Brady Act 1993 added the NICS background-check requirement to the GCA framework.

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Arms Trade Treaty 2013 (ATT)Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act 1993DC v. Heller (2008)eTrace (ATF)Firearms Act 1968 (UK)INTERPOL iARMSNational Firearms Act 1934 (NFA)R v. Bentham (2005)UN Programme of Action (UN POA 2001)

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