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2nd Amendment Ratified
The 2nd Amendment is ratified -
Militia Act
Militia act passed which states that all men between the ages 18-45 who are able to join the military must be prepared to do so, in case they have to go to war. -
National Rifle Association
Union Army officers Col. William C. Church and Gen. George Wingate found the National Rifle Association to promote rifle shooting on a scientific basis -
Sullivan Law Signed
requires licenses for the purchase of a concealed weapon and for the possession of the weapon. -
National Firearms Act Passed
Law that taxes the manufacture, sale, and transfer of fully automatic firearms. -
Gun Control Act of 1968
This act prohibits the direct mail order of firearms and ammunition, regulates imported guns, expands record-keeping requirements and prevents convicted felons and illegal drug users from buying guns. -
The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
Bans the sale, manufacture, importation and possession of specific types of assault weapons for civilian use. -
Barack Obama initiates gun control reform
Requiring criminal background checks for all gun sales, limiting ammunition magazines to 10 rounds, and banning the possession of armor-piercing bullets.
