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1791- Second Amendment Ratified (“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.”)
1934- National Firearms Act (The president hoped with this act that it would eliminate automatic fire weapons from the American streets.)
1938- Federal Firearms Act (People involved in selling firearms were required to obtain a Federal Firearms license. On top of the license, they were required to record the names and addresses of anyone they sold guns to. Also they were to refuse anyone who was convicted of a crime or did not have a permit for a gun.)
1968- Gun Control Act (The key element of this bill outlawed mail order sales of rifles and shotguns and license requirements were expanded.)
1972- Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms created (Enforcement of the Gun Control Act was given to the Dept. of the Treasury's Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division of the Internal Revenue Service.)
1986- Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act (This law made it illegal to sell or trade armor piercing bullets.)
1986- Firearms Owners' Protection Act (This law eased the restrictions on some guns.)
1990- Crime Control Act (This law protected school zones from guns by making the law more severe in school zones.)
1994- Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (Background check now required by the FBI)
1994- Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act (This law prevents juveniles from possessing or selling handguns.)