Editing Explosive (section)

===United States===
During [[World War I]], numerous laws were created to regulate war related industries and increase security within the United States. In 1917, the [[65th United States Congress]] created [[List of United States federal legislation, 1901–2001#65th United States Congress|many laws]], including the ''[[Espionage Act of 1917]]'' and ''Explosives Act of 1917''.

The ''Explosives Act of 1917'' (session 1, chapter 83, {{USStat|40|385}}) was signed on 6 October 1917 and went into effect on 16 November 1917. The legal summary is "An Act to prohibit the manufacture, distribution, storage, use, and possession in '''time of war''' of explosives, providing regulations for the safe manufacture, distribution, storage, use, and possession of the same, and for other purposes". This was the first federal regulation of licensing explosives purchases. The act was deactivated after World War I ended.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ime.org/content/1913_1919|title=1913–1919|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201054704/https://www.ime.org/content/1913_1919|archive-date=1 February 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

After the United States entered [[World War II]], the Explosives Act of 1917 was reactivated. In 1947, the act was deactivated by [[President Truman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ime.org/content/1940_1949|title=1940–1949|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075716/https://www.ime.org/content/1940_1949|archive-date=4 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

The ''[[Organized Crime Control Act of 1970]]'' ({{USPL|91|452}}) transferred many explosives regulations to the [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives|Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms]] (ATF) of the [[United States Department of the Treasury|Department of Treasury]]. The bill became effective in 1971.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ime.org/content/1970_1979|title=1970–1979|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117031212/https://www.ime.org/content/1970_1979|archive-date=17 November 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

Currently, regulations are governed by [[Title 18 of the United States Code]] and [[Title 27 of the Code of Federal Regulations]]:
* "Importation, Manufacture, Distribution and Storage of Explosive Materials" (18 U.S.C. Chapter 40).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2011-title18/pdf/USCODE-2011-title18-partI-chap40.pdf |title=Federal Explosives Laws |publisher=U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives |access-date=1 February 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306153102/https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2011-title18/pdf/USCODE-2011-title18-partI-chap40.pdf |archive-date=6 March 2016 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* "Commerce in Explosives" (27 C.F.R. Chapter II, Part 555).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.atf.gov/content/library/codified-regulations |title=Regulations for Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives &#124; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives |access-date=2014-12-13 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215074434/http://www.atf.gov/content/library/codified-regulations |archive-date=15 December 2014 |df=dmy-all}} ATF Regulations</ref>