Background of Gun Ownership and Use Laws for Individuals

The political focus on U.S. gun control laws has increased since 1968 passage of the Gun Control Act, enacted after the assassinations of John F. and Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr.
Between 1985 and 1996, 28 states eased restrictions on concealed weapon carrying. As of 2000, 22 states allowed concealed guns to be carried almost anywhere, including places of worship.

The following are the federal laws enacted to control/tax guns held by individuals:

  • 1934 - National Firearms Act imposed a tax on the sale of machine guns and short-barrel firearms, in reaction public rage over gangster activity.
  • 1938 - Federal Firearms Act required licensing of gun dealers.
  • 1968 - Gun Control Act expanded licensing and record-keeping; banned felons and the mentally ill from buying guns; banned the mail-order sale of guns.
  • 1972 - The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms was created to oversee federal regulation of guns.
  • 1986 – Firearm Owners Protection Act eased some gun sale restrictions, reflecting the growing influence of the NRA under President Reagan.
  • 1993 - Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act requires gun dealers to run background checks on purchasers. Establishes a national database of prohibited gun owners.
  • 1994 - Violent Crime Control Act banned the sale of new assault weapons for ten years. The Act was sponsored by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY). the Republican-led Congress allowed the law to expire in 2004.
  • 2003 - Tiahrt Amendment protects gun dealers and manufacturers from certain lawsuits.
  • 2007 - via the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, Congress closes
loopholes in the national database after the mass shooting at Virginia Tech University.



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