• The National Firearm Act Of 1934

    The National Firearm Act Of 1934
    In wake of the Saint Valentine's Day massacre with Al Capone and his people murdering a rival gang. Along with the attempted assassination of Franklin Roosevelt and the Bonnie and Clyde situation. The National Firearm Act of 1934 was created this just means that there was a 200$ tax on machine guns and sawed shotguns.
  • National Firearms Act of 1938

    National Firearms Act of 1938
    Roosevelt made it that that in order to have a gun it was required that you have to obtain a Gun License this made it so criminals could not obtain a gun.
  • Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Crime Act

    Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Crime Act
    After many assassinations in 1968 the gun policies got a lot more detailed, you must be 21 years and older, cannot be a convicted felon, use drugs or have a mental illness. If you want more than one gun then you have to write down what guns you own in a log.
  • Bureau Of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms

    Bureau Of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms
    Was made to reduce the black market sales of illegal weapon. They also the ones that gives people their firearm licenses as well as making the qualifications to own a firearm.
  • Armed Career Criminal Act

    Armed Career Criminal Act
    This will increase the consequences of a convicted felon that goes out a buys a gun.
  • Crime Control Act

    Crime Control Act
    Gun manufacturers were not allowed to import any semi-automatic weapons in the United States.
  • Brady Handgun Violence Prevention

    Brady Handgun Violence Prevention
    In order to own a you had to wait five days after purchasing a handgun so that law enforcement was able to do a background check you.
  • Violent Criminal Control Act

    Violent Criminal Control Act
    Due to the increasing number of gang violence the ban of 19 assault rifles was put into place along with a 10 round limit. This did not apply to the people that already owned one of these weapons that was built.
  • National Park

    National Park
    Obama signed a policy that license gun owners could not bring their firearms into a National park.
  • Obama Tries To Repeal

    Obama Tries To Repeal
    After 49 people were killed at a club Obama tried to convince congress to renew the law on making all assault rifles illegal.