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British General Thomas Gage and his redcoats confiscate American arms and gunpowder in the "Powder Alarm"
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2nd amendment ratified
The Bill of RIghts contains the 2nd amendment to the US constitution, stating that: "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."(US Bill of Rights) Image Source: (Bill of Rights of the US Constitution) -
Freedmen's Bureau calls for individual gun rights for all Americans in Freedmen's Bureau Bill
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NRA Founded
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National Firearms Act enacted under FDR
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Gun Control Act enacted under Lyndon Johnson
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President Obama reprimands Congress and NRA after gun control measures don't pass
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