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Ratification of the second amendment
Ratified by the U.S. Congress. -
NRA(National Rifle Association)
The goal was to improve American civilians' marksmanship in preparation for war. -
National Firearms Act
The nation's first gun control law that taxes the sale and manufacture of fully automatic weapons. -
Federal Firearms Act
Placed limitations on ordinary firearms. -
Gun Control Act
To prevent guns to end up in the wrong hands illegally because of age, criminal background, and incompetence. -
Crime Control Act
"Gun-Free School Zones" are established. -
Violent Crime Control & Law Enforcement Act
Expires. -
Joe Biden signs a gun control law.
The most significant gun control law in the last 3 decades after 19 children and 3 adults were killed in an elementary school shooting.