Gun Violence Timeline

  • The 2nd Amendment

    A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.
  • National Firearms Act

    Taxation of manufacturers, importers, and dealers in certain firearms and machine guns.
  • Gun Control Act

    Prohibits interstate firearms transfers, except among licensed manufacturers, dealers and importers.
  • Brady Bill

    Requires a background check before a firearm may be purchased from a federally licensed dealer.
  • Manchin-Toomey Bill

    2nd Amendment Protection Act requires a background check on all firearm sales, including private sales, gets rejected by the Senate for the 1st time, but not the last.
  • Manchin-Toomey Bill

    The bill gets rejected for the 2nd time in 2015.
  • Manchin-Toomey Bill

    The bill gets rejected again for the 3rd and final time, after a mass shooting at an Orlando nightclub.