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  2. Domestic Violence Offender Gun Ban - Wikipedia

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    The act bans shipment, transport, possession, ownership, and use of guns or ammunition by individuals convicted of misdemeanor crime of domestic violence. [5] The 1968 Gun Control Act and subsequent amendments had previously prohibited anyone convicted of a felony and anyone subject to a domestic violence protective order [6] from possessing a firearm.

  3. Gun laws in the United States by state - Wikipedia

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    Property owners may prohibit the carrying of firearms onto property they lawfully possess by posting signage or verbally notifying persons upon entering the property. Violating these "gun-free" establishments is a full misdemeanor punishable by less than one year in the county jail and/or a fine of up to $1,000 (Criminal Trespass - NMSA 30-14-1).

  4. Firearm Owners Protection Act - Wikipedia

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    The older Gun Control Act of 1968 prohibits firearms ownership in the U.S. by certain categories of individuals thought to pose a threat to public safety. However, this list differed between the House and the Senate versions of the bill, and led to confusion. The list was later augmented, modified, and clarified in the Firearm Owners Protection ...

  5. New gun laws rolling out in multiple states on Jan. 1, 2025 ...

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    The law, which goes into effect July 1, also prohibits anyone who was convicted of certain misdemeanor offenses from obtaining a concealed carry permit, if those offenses happened within five ...

  6. Supreme Court upholds domestic violence gun restriction

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    The Supreme Court upheld a federal law that prohibits people subjected to domestic violence restraining orders from having firearms, taking a step back from its recent endorsement of a broad right ...

  7. Domestic violence advocates say Oklahoma gun reforms needed ...

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    Oklahoma gun laws only prohibit gun ownership for people with a felony record, minors who have committed crimes, or anyone found to be mentally unfit by a court. Since 2019, the Legislature has ...

  8. Gun law in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Gun Control Act of 1968 prohibits certain classes of people from buying, selling, using, owning, receiving, shipping, carrying, possessing or exchanging any firearm or ammunition. [1] [42] Those prohibited include any individual who: has been convicted in any court of a "crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year"; [43]

  9. 5 American cities that require you to own a gun - AOL

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    Gun Barrel got its fitting name as a safe haven for outlaws like Bonnie and Clyde during the Prohibition era. The city's motto is "We shoot straight with you." 5.