Finance & markets · 22/07/1994Updated: 10/16/2026 · 1 min read
States Subject to the Waiting Period Provision Imposed by the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act; States Having Alternative Systems to the Waiting Period Provision; Listing of Chief Law Enforcement Officers for Purposes of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act
Summary
The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, effective February 28, 1994, imposes a 5-day waiting period on handgun sales in States without background checks, and ATF has compiled a list of chief law enforcement officers for the Act's purposes.
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