@article{ref1,
title="Federal-State Relations in Gun Control: The 1993 Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act",
journal="Publius: the journal of federalism",
year="1994",
author="DeFrances, CJ and Smith, S. K.",
volume="24",
number="3",
pages="69-82",
abstract="The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, which took effect in February 1994, sets minimum nationwide requirements for the sale of handguns and establishes a national criminal-background information system. Each of these thrusts of Brady involves fundamental issues of federalism. The first involves the traditional give-and-take between the states and the federal government in sorting out specific authority over the prohibition of firearm sales. The second thrust, establishing a national information network, requires cooperation of all the states and the federal government. This article reviews Brady in the context of twenty-five years of federal gun-control activity, examines its impact on federal-state relations, and addresses the development of a national criminal-history information network linking the states and the federal government.<p />",
language="",
issn="0048-5950",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}