1.   Also on Thursday, gun-control advocates began a new push to tighten the firearms laws in Massachusetts, which are already considered the tightest in the nation.

2.   Barr is chairman of a Republican task force appointed by House Speaker Newt Gingrich to review firearms laws.

3.   But he denounced those who have used the Colorado shooting to call for tighter firearms laws.

4.   He blames that problem on the federal firearms laws the ATF has to enforce, which limit the records that firearms dealers are required to keep.

5.   In Pennsylvania, Philadelphia and seven other areas have enacted their own, tougher firearms laws.

6.   The bureau is loathed by the National Rifle Association and other pro-gun groups for what they consider to be overzealous enforcement of firearms laws.

7.   The NRA is locked in a longstanding feud with the ATF, which enforces federal firearms laws.

8.   The task forces will prosecute and supervise juveniles who violate federal and state firearm laws and prosecute adults who illegally give firearms to juveniles.

9.   The would-be owner also must pass a written test on firearm laws and the responsibilities of gun ownership.

10.   This site is filled with legislative action information and explains the firearm laws in each state.