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The Gun Control Act was set.
In 1968 the Gun Control Act was set to help the distribution of firearms. It is set to prohibit and regulate specific rules that come with buying a firearm. -
They passed the brady bill.
The Brady Act requires the attorney general to look up a background check. They then have five days to get the firearm of their choice, if they aren't proven illegal. -
The local law officials had to do the background checks of anyone wanting a gun.
During the time of the case, local law officials did the checks. They said that they knew their towns well enough, and there wasn’t a system to be set up. While being made, the local officials agreed to learn how to and complete the background checks. Even though it took a while for them to be completed. -
Mark and Printz challenge the Brady Bill.
Mark and Printz both are for the GCA, however not wanting background checks on everything makes them come to the conclusion that they don’t want to deal with the federal government they just want to ‘preserve a beneficial safeguard for individual rights.” -
Montana District court rules it unconstitutional for Jay Printz.
Jay Printz of Montana says that the Brady Act was unconstitutional and puts demand on the people of waiting days weeks, and even months for the background checks to be completed. This concluded that the Act was constitutionally invalid. -
Arizona District court rules it unconstitutional for Richard Mack.
Richard Mack, a sheriff from Ravalli, Arizona, challenged the Brady Act using the 5th, 10th and the 13th amendment. He believed that it was unconstitutional of them to have background checks that would take so long to be completed. -
The Supreme Court agrees to hear case of Printz v United States.
‘The question before us is whether the Brady Act, by requiring CLEOs to perform background checks on handgun purchasers, transgressed such an implied limitation on federal power. We conclude that it did not.’ This is the question most of the case was about. After hearing the case, they decided that there was no limitation of power on anyone. They both believed that it was an ok thing to do, just if somebody was given the right to buy a gun and 20 days later they were told they couldn’t, it’s a l -
The 9th circuit court upholds appeal.
Brady act states that a 5 day waiting period needs to be held as a background check and the circuit court appealed that none of the act is unconstitutional
