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Ratified by the U.S. Congress.
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The goal was to improve American civilians' marksmanship in preparation for war.
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The nation's first gun control law that taxes the sale and manufacture of fully automatic weapons.
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Placed limitations on ordinary firearms.
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To prevent guns to end up in the wrong hands illegally because of age, criminal background, and incompetence.
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"Gun-Free School Zones" are established.
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Expires.
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The most significant gun control law in the last 3 decades after 19 children and 3 adults were killed in an elementary school shooting.