GUN CONTROL: BACKGROUND,REGULATION AND LEGISLATION -- GUN CONTROL: BACKGROUND,REGULATION AND LEGISLATION -- CONTENTS -- INSIDE STRAW PURCHASING:HOW CRIMINALS GET GUNS ILLEGALLY* -- HIGHLIGHT -- OVERVIEW OF ILLEGAL TRAFFICKING -- WHAT IS A STRAW PURCHASE? -- STRAW PURCHASES: INVESTIGATIVE FINDINGS -- Scope of Investigation -- Investigative Findings -- OTHER AREAS OF INVESTIGATION -- "Off-the-Book" at Gun Shows -- ID Requirements Aren't Effective -- Guns Stolen and Missing from Dealers Feed Illegal Market -- Terrorism Suspects Are Able to Buy Guns -- APPENDIX A: TRAINING MATERIAL ONHOW TO SPOT A STRAW PURCHSE -- ENDNOTES -- GUN CONTROL LEGISLATION* -- SUMMARY -- LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS -- BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS -- Pro/Con Debate -- Gun-Related Statistics -- FEDERAL REGULATION OF FIREARMS -- The National Firearms Act (NFA) -- The Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA) -- Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act -- LEGISLATIVE ACTION IN THE 110TH CONGRESS -- Constitutionality of DC Handgun Ban and Related Legislation -- NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 200746 -- Veterans, Mental Incompetency, and Firearms Eligibility -- Public Housing and Firearms Possession and Use -- Public Lands and Firearms Possession and Use -- Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2007 -- Tiahrt Amendment and Firearm Trace Data Limitations -- Firearms Enforcement-Related Funding Bills -- LEGISLATIVE ACTION IN THE 109TH CONGRESS -- Enacted Legislation and Related Amendments -- House Judiciary Committee Considered Gun Bills -- Gun Provisions Attached to Funding and Crime Bills -- OTHER SALIENT GUN CONTROL LEGISLATIVE ISSUES -- Brady Background Checks and Terrorist Watch Lists90 -- Long-Range .50 Caliber Rifles105 -- Expired Semiautomatic Assault Weapons Ban -- Gun Shows and Private Firearm Transfers -- APPENDIX.MAJOR FEDERAL FIREARM ANDRELATED STATUTES -- ENDNOTES.

GUN CONTROL: STATUTORY DISCLOSURELIMITATIONS ON ATF FIREARMS TRACE DATAAND MULTIPLE HANDGUN SALES REPORTS* -- SUMMARY -- BACKGROUND -- ATF FIREARM TRACE DATA ANDMULTIPLE HANDGUN SALES REPORTS -- Firearm Trace Process -- YCGII and Comprehensive Tracing -- Methodological Limits on Firearms Trace Data -- Multiple Handgun Sales Reports -- Operational Limits on Illegal Firearms Trafficking Indicators -- LAWSUITS AGAINST THE GUN INDUSTRY -- RELATED LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS -- ENDNOTES -- INDEX.