Printz v. U.S., No. 95-1478 (U.S. Supreme Court) (521 U.S. 898; 117 S.Ct. 2365) (June 27, 1997) (Justice Scalia)
The Brady Gun Control Law required chief law enforcement officers "to make a reasonable effort to ascertain within 5 business days whether receipt or possession [of a firearm by a particular purchaser] would be in violation of the law, including research in whatever state and local record keeping systems are ...
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