3.04 Timeline By kylateal19 1972 Requiring Federal Licenses for Transferring Firearms Under the GCA people were transferring guns so they wanted to protect that from happening 1981 Prohibiting Certain Transfers and Possession they didn't want mentally ill, felons, people who have been to any correctional facillity etc. 1984 the beginning of the problem with gun control the assassination for JFK, senator kennedy and MLK.