- Sep 19, 2011
- 28,685
- 10,225
- 900
A) but there are about 18,443 towns (after taking out bouroughs and counties).
Source: http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/..
B) there are 3,086 counties There are HOW MANY Counties in the US ?
C) There are 50 states.
It is conceivable that every town, every county ever state has at least ONE or more laws regarding fire arms .
That is 21,579 laws regarding fire arms.
That number DOES NOT include the following Federal gun laws.
Federal gun laws are enforced by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).[1] Most federal gun laws were enacted through:
National Firearms Act (1934)
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (1968)
Gun Control Act of 1968 (1968)
Firearm Owners Protection Act (1986)
Undetectable Firearms Act (1988)
Gun-Free School Zones Act (1990) (ruled unconstitutional as originally written; has been upheld repeatedly after minor edits were made by Congress)
Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (1993)
Federal Assault Weapons Ban (19942004) (expired)
Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (2005)
Gun law in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
What will MORE laws do?????
Source: http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/..
B) there are 3,086 counties There are HOW MANY Counties in the US ?
C) There are 50 states.
It is conceivable that every town, every county ever state has at least ONE or more laws regarding fire arms .
That is 21,579 laws regarding fire arms.
That number DOES NOT include the following Federal gun laws.
Federal gun laws are enforced by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).[1] Most federal gun laws were enacted through:
National Firearms Act (1934)
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (1968)
Gun Control Act of 1968 (1968)
Firearm Owners Protection Act (1986)
Undetectable Firearms Act (1988)
Gun-Free School Zones Act (1990) (ruled unconstitutional as originally written; has been upheld repeatedly after minor edits were made by Congress)
Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (1993)
Federal Assault Weapons Ban (19942004) (expired)
Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (2005)
Gun law in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
What will MORE laws do?????