Frisa ran for re-election in 1996 but was defeated by Carolyn McCarthy, who drew much attention to Frisa's opposition to certain federal firearms legislation.

The govemment of the United States has reason to believe that federal firearm and passport laws have been violated, but otherwise it's purely a local affair.

In addition to charges of conspiracy to commit murder, Stork also pled guilty to the purchase of weapons in violation of federal firearms law.

Dispatch said the owner of the phone was a guy named Frank Winter, no priors anywhere, but he was a registered federal firearms dealer.

Based upon these hearings it is apparent that enforcement tactics made possible by current federal firearms laws are constitutionally, legally, and practically reprehensible.

The crime is almost always 'conspiracy to violate federal firearms laws'.

State laws vary, and are independent of existing federal firearms laws, although they are sometimes broader or more limited in scope than the federal laws.

In many cases, state firearms laws can be considerably less re-strictive than federal firearms laws.

A man accused of leading a paramilitary group pleaded guilty to federal firearms charges.

During his tenure, Davis shepherded the organization into a new era where federal firearms and explosives laws addressing violent crime became the primary mission of the agency.