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The article discusses the U.S. Supreme Court's (USSC's) ruling in the 2014 case Abramski v. United States which deals with the nation's Gun Control Act of 1968, the legal aspects of material misrepresentations, and false statements by straw purchasers of firearms. U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Form 4473, the identities of firearms buyers, and American gun law-related recordkeeping requirements. Statutory purpose and ambiguity are also mentioned.

The article discusses issues concerning the resolution of statutory ambiguity by the U.S. House and Congress. It states that the costs of legislative enactment are greater than the benefits gained in resolving ambiguity concerns. It mentions the case Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council Inc. in which courts have allowed great deference to agency interpretations of statutes. It says that courts must focus first on the post-enactment congressional resolutions in interpretation.

Applies the pragmatic method developed by P. Grice to demonstrate that a delegation of discretionary power to agencies can be discerned from the use of ambiguous language building on the Chevron USA Inc. deference. Aspects of the Chevron USA Inc. versus Natural Resource Defense Council case; Implication for statutory language; Traditional tools for statutory construction.

The article sheds light on the joinder of claims under alternate ambiguities in the United States. Ambiguous gifts in wills are treated with very scant courtesy by the English courts. Unless the ambiguity can be removed by extrinsic evidence, the gift fails to take effect; the principle being that an unambiguous disposition is necessary to defend the title of the heir at law, next of kin, residuary devisee or legatee, or person entitled in default of appointment. There are many cases, however, in which the ambiguity is very limited in extent.

Examines the "parol evidence" rule in United States law in relation to the construction of writings. Case of wills; Statute of Wills; Questions of ambiguity; Maxim by Bacon on the ambiguity in writing; Edward Altham's Case; Extrinsic matter which might help in construing a document.