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  2. Gun laws in the United States by state - Wikipedia

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    Gun laws in the United States regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition. State laws (and the laws of the District of Columbia and of the U.S. territories) vary considerably, and are independent of existing federal firearms laws, although they are sometimes broader or more limited in scope than the federal laws.

  3. Gun laws in Wisconsin - Wikipedia

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    Subject / law Long guns Handguns Relevant statutes Notes State permit required to purchase? No: No: Wis. Stat. § 175.35: A purchaser is prohibited from receiving a handgun from a FFL dealer until they’ve been approved through the state de-facto permitting scheme which is to pay a State background check fee to the state DOJ for it to conduct an additional background check (over and above the ...

  4. Auction - Wikipedia

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    An auction is usually a process of buying and selling goods or services by offering them up for bids, taking bids, and then selling the item to the highest bidder or buying the item from the lowest bidder. Some exceptions to this definition exist and are described in the section about different types. The branch of economic theory dealing with ...

  5. Government auction - Wikipedia

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    Private electronic market. Software. v. t. e. A government auction or a public auction is an auction held on behalf of a government in which the property to be auctioned is either property owned by the government or property which is sold under the authority of a court of law or a government agency with similar authority. [ 1][ 2][ 3]

  6. Gun show loophole - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Gun show loophole is a political term in the United States referring to the sale of firearms by private sellers, including those done at gun shows, that do not require the seller to conduct a federal background check of the buyer. This is also called the private sale exemption. [1] [2] Under U.S. federal law, any person may sell a firearm ...

  7. Minnesota cannot bar adults under 21 from carrying guns ... - AOL

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    By Nate Raymond. (Reuters) -A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled a Minnesota law requiring a person to be at least 21 years old before obtaining a permit to carry a handgun in public for self ...

  8. Wife selling (English custom) - Wikipedia

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    Wife selling in England was a way of ending an unsatisfactory marriage that probably began in the late 17th century, when divorce was a practical impossibility for all but the very wealthiest. After parading his wife with a halter around her neck, arm, or waist, a husband would publicly auction her to the highest bidder.

  9. Online auction - Wikipedia

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    An online auction (also electronic auction, e-auction, virtual auction, or eAuction) is an auction held over the internet and accessed by internet connected devices. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Similar to in-person auctions, online auctions come in a variety of types , with different bidding and selling rules.