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  2. Gun laws in Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    Attorney General Josh Shapiro issued a legal opinion in December 2019 that 80% lower receivers are considered firearms. [45] A legal challenge ensued [46] and the Commonwealth Court issued a preliminary injunction. [47] [48]

  3. Receiver (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    A disassembled Mauser action showing a partially disassembled receiver and bolt. In firearms terminology and law, the firearm frame or receiver is the part of a firearm which integrates other components by providing housing for internal action components such as the hammer, bolt or breechblock, firing pin and extractor, and has threaded interfaces for externally attaching ("receiving ...

  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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    In Ohio, there are also a few other laws that are important to be mindful of. It is illegal to consciously fire a firearm while inside of a motor vehicle. [5] Antique or replica rifles, shotguns, and handguns are supposed to be treated with the same urgency and under the same law a modern firearm would be.

  6. 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.

  7. 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%). [58]

  8. Right to keep and bear arms in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Each of the fifty states also has its own state constitution. Forty-four states have chosen to explicitly embody a right to bear arms into their state constitutions. [48] Each of the state constitutions, state laws, and state courts addresses the state-based right to bear arms distinctly within its respective jurisdictions. [49]

  9. Energy policy of the United States - Wikipedia

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    One forecast is that the rapid uptake of electric vehicles will reduce oil demand drastically by 80% lower in 2050 compared with today. [ 114 ] A Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) is a state/local mandate that requires electricity providers to supply a minimum amount of power from renewable sources, usually defined as a percentage of total ...