The information on this website or available in products
from this site is not a substitute for the law. You are fully
accountable under the exact wording and current interpretations
of all applicable laws and regulations when you deal with firearms
under any circumstances.
Many people find laws hard to understand, and gathering all
the relevant ones is a lot of work. This web site and products
available from this site help you with these chores. Collected
here in one place is information concerning many aspects of
gun laws. The information published or distributed by Bloomfield
Press generally contains more detailed information than you
will find here.
Some laws and other regulations may be expressed in regular
conversational terms for your convenience. While great care
has been taken to accomplish this with a high degree of accuracy,
no guarantee of accuracy is expressed or implied, and
the explanatory sections of this site or products available
from this site are not to be considered as legal advice or a
restatement of law. They are merely tools for directing
you to further study. In describing the general meanings of
the laws, using plain English, differences inevitably arise,
so you must always check the actual laws. The
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arising out of reliance on information contained at this site
or in products available from this site. New laws and regulations
may be enacted at any time by the authorities. The authors
and publishers make no representation that this site or products
available from this site include all requirements and prohibitions
which may exist -- in fact, WE GUARANTEE THAT IT DOES NOT.
For more thorough treatments, though still not exhaustive, obtain
the books we publish and distribute.
This site and products available from this site concerns
the gun laws as they apply to law-abiding private residents
in the United States, or in individual states, as the case may
be. It is not intended to and does not describe most
situations relating to: licensed gun dealers, museums or educational
institutions, local or federal military personnel, American
Indians, foreign nationals, the police or other peace officers,
any person summoned by a peace officer to help in the performance
of official duties, persons with special licenses (including
collectors), non-residents, persons with special authorizations
or permits, bequests or intestate succession, criminal activity,
persons under indictment, felons, prisoners, escapees, dangerous
or repetitive offenders, criminal street gang members, delinquent,
incorrigible or unsupervised juveniles, government employees,
or any other people restricted or prohibited from firearm possession,
and this is only a partial list.
While this site or products available from this site may discuss
possible criminal consequences of improper gun use, it avoids
most issues related to deliberate gun crimes. This means that
many laws are excluded, or not fully explained. Some examples
are: 1st degree murder; 2nd degree murder; homicide; manslaughter;
gun theft; gun running; concealment of stolen firearms; enhanced
penalties for commission of crimes with firearms, including
armed robbery, burglary, theft, kidnapping, drug offenses and
assault; sentencing guidelines; smuggling firearms into public
aircraft; threatening flight attendants with firearms; possession
of contraband; possession of a firearm in a prison by a prisoner;
false application for a firearm; shooting at a building as part
of a criminal street gang; removal of a body after a shooting;
drive by shootings; and this is only a partial list.
Portions of relevant parts of state or federal statutes which
relate to guns may be posted on or linked to from this site
or may be reproduced in products available from this site. The
main relevant parts of federal statutes which relate to guns
are reproduced in our book, "Gun Laws of America."
While great care has been taken to accomplish this with a high
degree of accuracy, no guarantee of accuracy is expressed
or implied, and for official legal purposes, only official copies
of the laws should be used.Other state or federal laws
which may apply in some cases, and official agency regulations,
may be discussed but may not be reproduced. Case law decisions,
which effect the interpretation of the statutes, are generally
NOT included.
As with all laws, firearms laws are subject to change
WITHOUT NOTICE.You are strongly urged to consult
with a qualified attorney and local authorities to determine
the current status and applicability of the law to specific
situations which you may encounter. A list of some of the
proper authorities appears in some of the products available
from this site.
Guns are serious business and require the highest level of
responsibility from you. What the law says and what the
authorities and courts do aren't always an exact match -- and
sometimes there is little resemblance at all! You must
remember that each legal case is different and frequently lacks
prior court precedents. A decision to prosecute a case and the
charges brought may involve a degree of discretion from the
authorities involved. Sometimes, there just isn't a plain, clear-cut
answer you can rely upon. ALWAYS ERR ON THE SIDE OF SAFETY.
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