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The 'Tommy Gun' Era was created by Al Capone, John Dillinger, Bonnie and Clyde and Baby Face Nelson. The National Firearms Act of 1934 was passed; it was congresses first attempt of gun control.
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National Firearms Act of 1938 requires the licensing of gun dealers and made them record what they sold.
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This act keeps firearms out of the hands of people not legally entitled to posses them, such as minors, people with a criminal background or incompetence.
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The Firearm Protection of 1986 bans civilian ownership of machine guns and ads more gun dealer regulations.
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This act makes all buyers of guns receive a background check. If unfit to by a gun, they cannot purchase the weapon.
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This enacted a 10 year ban on assault rifles and it limited the rounds on large capacity to 10.
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The Tiahrt Amendment prohibits law enforcement from publicly releasing data showing where people and criminals bought their firearms.
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The 10-year sunset provision of the assault weapons ban runs its course and the law is not renewed by Congress, letting people own them. Repeated efforts to renew the ban fail.
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George W. Bush signs the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, which grants gun manufacturers immunity from civil lawsuits filed over crimes committed with firearms.
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Americans have an individual right under the Second Amendment to possess firearms.
