1999: After initially striking it down, Congress resurrected a bill to close the so-called "gun show loophole" which permits firearms to be sold at thousands of gun shows nationwide without a background check on the purchaser.

Links to federal gun regulation and implementation are found below:

1999 House & Senate Gun Show Bills "To Regulate the Sale of Firearms at Gun Shows"
H.R. 902 Full Text Bill Summary and Status	S. 443 Full Text Bill Summary and Status
From THOMAS, the Congressional Legislative Internet Site

• Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (1993)
From THOMAS, the Congressional Legislative Internet Site

• Assault Weapons Ban
From THOMAS, amends the 1968 law

• Gun Control Act of 1968

• Pending Gun Control Legislation
From the Center to Prevent Handgun Violence

• FBI Background Check Information

• Brady Law Implementation
From the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms

• Federal Firearms Regulation Reference Guide Index
From the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms

• Court Voids Background Check of Gun Buyer Under Brady Law
From The Washington Post

Web Links

• Violence Policy Center
An educational foundation working against firearm violence.

• National Shooting Sports Foundation
The gun manufacturers' lobbying and trade association.

• National Rifle Association
An agency lobbying for the rights of firearm owners.

• Cease Fire
An agency working against domestic handgun violence.

• Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
A federal law enforcement organization dedicated to reducing violent crime, collecting revenue, and protecting the public.