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The National Firearm Act Of 1934
In wake of the Saint Valentine's Day massacre with Al Capone and his people murdering a rival gang. Along with the attempted assassination of Franklin Roosevelt and the Bonnie and Clyde situation. The National Firearm Act of 1934 was created this just means that there was a 200$ tax on machine guns and sawed shotguns. -
National Firearms Act of 1938
Roosevelt made it that that in order to have a gun it was required that you have to obtain a Gun License this made it so criminals could not obtain a gun. -
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Crime Act
After many assassinations in 1968 the gun policies got a lot more detailed, you must be 21 years and older, cannot be a convicted felon, use drugs or have a mental illness. If you want more than one gun then you have to write down what guns you own in a log. -
Bureau Of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms
Was made to reduce the black market sales of illegal weapon. They also the ones that gives people their firearm licenses as well as making the qualifications to own a firearm. -
Armed Career Criminal Act
This will increase the consequences of a convicted felon that goes out a buys a gun. -
Crime Control Act
Gun manufacturers were not allowed to import any semi-automatic weapons in the United States. -
Brady Handgun Violence Prevention
In order to own a you had to wait five days after purchasing a handgun so that law enforcement was able to do a background check you. -
Violent Criminal Control Act
Due to the increasing number of gang violence the ban of 19 assault rifles was put into place along with a 10 round limit. This did not apply to the people that already owned one of these weapons that was built. -
National Park
Obama signed a policy that license gun owners could not bring their firearms into a National park. -
Obama Tries To Repeal
After 49 people were killed at a club Obama tried to convince congress to renew the law on making all assault rifles illegal.