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Bill of rights - Second amendment
The Second Amendment -- "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed." -
Georgia
Georgia tries to pass a law banning hand guns unconstitutional, it is thrown out by the U.S supreme court. -
Black codes
A reaction to the emancipation causes the black codes which forbids any African Americans from owning any firearms. -
Mailing guns
A law banning mailing concealable guns passed by the constitution was passed. -
The National Firearms Act of 1934
The National Firearms Act of 1934, limiting the possession, sale and manufacturing of fully automatic firearms like sub-machine guns is approved by Congress. -
Federal Firearms Act of 1938
To own a gun you had to have a federal firearms license. -
Gun Control Act of 1968
This act was a thing for the purpose of “keeping firearms out of the hands of those not legally entitled to possess them because of age, criminal background, or incompetence.” -
Armed Career Criminal Act
Followed under the gun control act and enforced stricter laws on who and who could not own any kind of firearm, even bullets -
Brady bill
The blocking of 69,000 handguns sales in 1977, background checks were required. -
NRA
¨The NRA files suit in federal court attempting to block the FBI's collection of information on firearm buyers.¨ -
Columbine shooting
A school near Denver, Colorado named Columbine high school had two students come in killing 12 people along with themselves and leaving 24 wounded. This renewed debate on the need for more restricting gun control laws. -
National Instant Criminal Background Check Improvement Act
This required a full background check on criminal records, mental illnesses, family records and any other records to determine if you could or could not buy a firearm.
