[20171114]LSB10029_以任何方式、形状或形式？根据枪支管制法案什么是“任何法庭”？ .pdf

CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Legal SidebarLegal Sidebari i In Any Way, Shape, or Form? What Qualifies As “Any Court” under the Gun Control Act? November 14, 2017 The mass shooting that took place at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas has raised questions about whether a required background check should have blocked the assailant, Devin P. Kelley, from purchasing the semi-automatic rifle used to kill more than two dozen and injure many more attendees. Preliminary reports reveal that Kelley may have been barred from purchasing and possessing a firearm for two possible reasons related to criminal activity: (1) a felony conviction and/or (2) a domestic violence conviction. This speculation is based on reports that Kelley, while serving in the U.S. Air Force, had been convicted of crimes related to domestic abuse against his wife and stepchild, yet those convictions never made it into the FBIs firearm background check database, the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) is a body of criminal law applicable to members of the U.S. Armed Forces. Created by Congress through its A