2008 Essential Guide to Firearms and Gun Control - Handguns, Ammunition, Pistols, Revolvers, Rifles, Shotguns, Safety, Gun Violence, Laws and ... Background Checks - ATF, FBI, DOJ (CD-ROM) [CD-ROM]

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Publication Date: April 19, 2007

This updated and expanded electronic book on CD-ROM has a comprehensive collection of federal documents and publications covering all aspects of guns, handguns, gun control, and firearms, with extensive material from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), FBI, Department of Justice, GAO, and Congress. There are full reproductions of the FEIB Guidebook (ATF Firearms and Explosives Imports Branch) - used to identify firearms, ammunition, and implements of war, with data on forms, stamps, markings, definitions - along with the Federal Firearms Regulations Reference Guide and the publication Safety and Security Information for Federal Firearms Licensees. The thorough coverage of firearms includes regulations, publications, forms, and laws pertaining to guns, handguns, and other weapons. Firearms topics covered include the Brady Law, Gun Control Act (GCA), Arms Export Control Act (AECA), the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), Gun Buyer's Resolution Guide, Federal Firearms Licensing (FFL) lists, firearm safety, technology, nomenclature, ammunition, armor piercing, tracers, nonsporting firearms, surplus military firearms, mufflers, silencers, licenses, importing and exporting, gunsmiths, manufacturers, pawnbrokers, handguns, pistols, revolvers, rifles, shotguns, machineguns, handy guns, wallet guns, pen guns, semiautomatic assault weapons (SAWs), large capacity ammunition feeding devices (LCAFDs), curios and relics, antique firearms, safety locks, domestic violence, gangs, commerce in firearms, and much more. There are reports from the Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs and Bureau of Justice Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the GAO about guns, gun violence, gangs, and gun control laws and regulations. This incredible CD-ROM is packed with over 30,000 pages reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software - allowing direct viewing on Windows and Macintosh systems. The Acrobat cataloging techn

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This incredible CD-ROM is packed with over 30,000 pages reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software - allowing direct viewing on Windows and Macintosh systems. The Acrobat cataloging technology adds enormous value and uncommon functionality to this impressive collection of government documents and material. Our news and educational discs are privately compiled collections of official public domain U.S. government files and documents - they are not produced by the federal government. They are designed to provide a convenient user-friendly reference work, utilizing the benefits of the Adobe Acrobat format to uniformly present thousands of pages that can be rapidly reviewed, searched by finding specific words, or printed without untold hours of tedious research and downloading. Vast archives of important public domain government information that might otherwise remain inaccessible are available for instant review no matter where you are. This book-on-a-disc format makes a great reference work and educational tool. There is no other reference that is as fast, convenient, comprehensive, thoroughly researched, and portable - everything you need to know, from the federal sources you trust.

Product Details

• CD-ROM: 30619 pages
• Publisher: Progressive Management (April 19, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1422009459
• ISBN-13: 978-1422009451
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 4.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,877,913 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Why pay for something that's free?, January 25, 2008

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This review is from: 2008 Essential Guide to Firearms and Gun Control - Handguns, Ammunition, Pistols, Revolvers, Rifles, Shotguns, Safety, Gun Violence, Laws and ... Background Checks - ATF, FBI, DOJ (CD-ROM) (CD-ROM)

I thought that this cd would help guide, and teach me to do my job as a ATF licensing agent. This cd is the AFT website complied into a cd. It's litterally the ATF website on cd. Save yourself the money, and just go to the ATF website.