Knowra Gun control Gun control Gun control comprises laws and policies that regulate firearm possession, sale, transfer, or use. Measures range from licensing and background checks to restrictions on particular weapons.
Background check : A screening process that reviews information about a person before a regulated transaction or decision. Firearm background checks screen prospective buyers for legal disqualifications.
Concealed carry : The practice of carrying a firearm in public so it is not readily visible. Carry rules regulate public possession rather than access to firearms alone.
Firearm injury : Physical harm caused by bullets or other firearm discharge, whether intentional or unintentional. Injury rates are a central outcome considered when evaluating firearm policies.
Second Amendment to the United States Constitution : The constitutional amendment protecting a right to keep and bear arms in the United States. It anchors major United States disputes over the limits of firearm regulation.
Firearm policy research : The study of firearm laws, their implementation, and their effects on individuals and populations. Researchers assess which regulatory measures are associated with which outcomes.
Firearm licensing : A legal system requiring authorization to acquire, possess, or carry firearms. Licensing makes eligibility and continuing compliance conditions of lawful firearm access.
Shall-issue licensing : A licensing system requiring authorities to issue a permit when an applicant meets specified criteria. It contrasts with systems that give officials broader discretion over permits.
Gun violence : Violence involving firearms, including homicide, assault, suicide, and accidental shootings. Gun control is often debated as a response to firearm-involved violence.
National Firearms Act : A 1934 United States federal law regulating specified firearms through taxation and registration. It established an early federal framework for regulating particular firearm categories.
Gun violence prevention : Strategies intended to reduce firearm-related injury and death through policy, services, or environmental change. It includes regulatory and nonregulatory approaches to the harms addressed by gun control.
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