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  2. National Minimum Drinking Age Act - Wikipedia

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    Between 1970 and 1975, 29 states lowered the MLDA from 21 to 18, 19, or 20. This was primarily due to the passing of the Twenty-sixth Amendment, which lowered the required voting age from 21 to 18. [5] During the 1960s, both Congress and the state legislatures came under increasing pressure to lower the minimum voting age from 21 to 18.

  3. Gun show loophole - Wikipedia

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    About 12% purchased it from a retail store or pawnshop, and 80% bought from family, friends, or an illegal source. [57] A 2019 study by the Bureau of Justice Statistics found that fewer than 1% of prison inmates who responded to a survey said they obtained a firearm at a gun show (0.8%).

  4. Polymer80 - Wikipedia

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    The first project undertaken by the company was an injection molded AR-15 rifle lower receiver. The company then moved to AR-10 style rifle lower receivers, and finally pistol receivers. [14] The name of the company refers to the injection molding process combined with the common designation of unfinished receivers as "80% receivers". [14]

  5. Gun laws in Ohio - Wikipedia

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    Article I, Section 4 of the Ohio Constitution states: "The people have the right to bear arms for their defense and security; but standing armies, in time of peace, are dangerous to liberty, and shall not be kept up; and the military shall be in strict subordination to the civil power."

  6. Gun laws in Oregon - Wikipedia

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    Location of Oregon in the United States Gun laws in Oregon regulate the manufacture, sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition in the state of Oregon in the United States. In the November 8, 2022 general election, voters approved Oregon Ballot Measure 114 , with about 50.6% voting in favor and 49.4% opposed. [ 1 ]

  7. List of alcohol laws of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Act requires all states to either set their minimum age to purchase alcoholic beverages and the minimum age to possess alcoholic beverages in public to no lower than 21 years of age or lose 10% (Changed to 8% in 2012) of their allocated federal highway funding if the minimum age for the aforementioned is lower than 21 years of age.

  8. Income inequality in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Capital gains accounted for 80% of the increase in market income for the households in the top 20% (2000–2007). Over the 1991–2000 period capital gains accounted for 45% of market income for the top 20%. CBO reported that less progressive tax and transfer policies contributed to an increase in after tax/transfer inequality between 1979 and ...

  9. Effects of immigration to the United States - Wikipedia

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    Overall, the Pew Report predicts the population of the United States will rise from 296 million in 2005 to 441 million in 2065, but only to 338 million with no immigration. [2] According to, [3] The US has 140,000 green cards each year for employment-based immigration, of which European immigrants take 65%. Thus, more than half of the European ...