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From the first laws about gun control to the current day.
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The "Bill of rights" as it was called allowed the 2nd Amendment to pass, this gave citizens the right to bear arms.
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In December of 1837 Georgia passed a law that outlawed handguns, the law however was ruled unconstitutional and was eventually abolished.
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After the Civil War (even after slaves were freed) the southern most states adopted a law that dissallowed black people from owning guns. NOT FAIR!
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in 1871 the NRA (National Rifle Assocation) was created. This group was made to sharpen up the shooting skills of an average citizen to prepare them for the war.
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In 1927 Congress passed a law that would ban the mailing of easily concealed weapons.
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Congress passed this law which put a ban on fully automatic weapons, such as the Tommy Gun (Thompson Sub machine Gun) this was due to an increased number of gang and mob related murders/ violence.
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This act put limitations on any sort of weapon that you could buy. If you were selling firearms you had to have a special permit, if you bought a gun your name and adress would be recorded along with the gun you bought. Convicted felons of vicious crimes were not allowed to have guns.
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This banned the importing and manufacturing of semi-automatic weapons in the US and also created weapon free school zones.
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The NRA files a suit against the FBI to dissallow them taking information on people who purchase guns.
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The federal Assualt Weapons ban expires on Septe,ber, 13 2004
