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Firearms Owners' Protection Act
Eased restrictions on gun sellers and the sale of some guns. Imposed additional penalties for persons using a firearm during certain crimes and persons with robbery or burglary convictions who are illegally shipping guns. -
Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act
Made it illegal for anyone to manufacture or import armor piercing ammunition, or "cop-killer bullets," which are capable of penetrating bulletproof clothing. -
stockton schoolyard shooting, stockton, california
patrick purdy, 26, openeed fire in the scholyard of cleveland elementary school. many asian immigrants were enrolled here, which lead police to think this be a a crime driven on racist terms. he injured and killed a total of 35 people before commiting suicide with a shot to the head. -
Crime Control Act
Directed the attorney general to develop a strategy for establishing "drug-free school zones," including criminal penalties for possessing or discharging a firearm in a school zone. Outlawed the assembly of illegal semiautomatic rifles or shotguns from legally imported parts. -
lubys massacre, killeen, texas
george hennars, 35, drove his pickup truck srtaight into a luby's and opened fire killing and injuring a total of 44 people before commiting suicide. -
long island railroad massacre, garden city, new york.
colin ferguson, 35, opened fire on a Long Island Railroad train as it approached a garden city station, killing and injuring a total of 25 people. -
Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act
imposed, on an interim basis, a five-day waiting period and background check before a licensed gun importer, manufacturer or dealer can sell or deliver a handgun to an unlicensed individual. Required a new National Instant Criminal Background Check System, run by the FBI, -
airforce base shooting, fairchild airforce base, washington
former airman dean allen mellberg, opened fire in a hospital at the fairchild airforce base killing and injuring a total of 28 people before he was shot and killed by a military police officer. -
San Ysidro McDonald's massacre: San Ysidro, California
james oliver huberty, 41, opened fire in a mcdonalds killing and injuring a total of 45 people before being shot dead by a police officer. -
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act
banned the manufacture, possession, and importation of new semiautomatic assault weapons and large-capacity ammunition feeding devices (or magazines) for civilian use. Criteria for semiautomatic assault weapons that fall under the ban are provided as well as a list of 19 specific firearms. Prohibits juveniles from possessing or selling handguns and directs the attorney general to evaluate proposed and existing state juvenile gun laws. -
columbine high school massacre, littletton, colorado
eric harris and dennis klebold opened fire in columbine high school likking and injusring a total of 39 people before committing suicide. -
fort hood massacre, fort hood, texas
nidal malik hasan, army psychiatrist, 39, opened fire on an Army base killing and injuring a total of 43 people in an attack linked to Islamist extremism. -
Virginia Tech Massacre
seung-hui cho, a virginia tech student, 23, opened fire on the school camput killing and injuring a total of 56 people before commiting suicide. -
aurora theater shooting, auora, colorado
james holmes, 24, opened fire in the auora movie theater during the batman movie theater killing a total of 70 people and was later arrested outside. -
sikh temple shooting, oak creek, wisconsin
wade michael page, us army veteran, 40, opened fire in sikg killing ten people gurdwara before dying of a self caused wound from fighting with police. -
newtown school shooting
adam lanza, 20, killed his mother in their homes before driving to sandy hook elementary school and opening fire inside killing 20 children and 6 adults before commiting suicide. -
President Obama proposes huge changes togun control
In response to recent massacres, including the killing of 20 first graders in Newtown, Conn., and 12 moviegoers in Aurora, Colo., President Barack Obama introduces proposals to tighten gun-control laws. His plan includes universal background checks for gun sales, the reinstatement and strengthening of the assault weapons ban, limiting ammunition magazines to a 10-round capacity, and other measures.
