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Armed American colonists unite themselves against British Forces in the form of a militia, armed with personal weapons, beginning the American fight for independence (The History Place, 1998).
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The Founding Fathers sign the Constitution. Included is the Second Amendment, the Right to Bear Arms.
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One of the largest components for the citizens Right to Bear Arms, the National Rifle Association began to promote the sport of gun ownership (National Rifle Association, 2012).
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Supreme Court ruling that the Second Amendment of the Constitution limits only the federal government, not the individual states' restrictions regarding the Right to Bear Arms (Presser v. Illinois, 1886).
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Congress enacted the National Firearms Act, which requires registration and taxation for manufacturing and transferring certain weapons (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, 2012).
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President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, raising public concern for the need of stricter gun control.
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A gunman opened fire on the campus of the University of Texas, killing 14 and wounding several others before being killed by police (Hayes, 2010).
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Enacted by Congress, the act limited interstate sale of weapons and barred certain groups of people from possessing firearms (Zimring, 1975).
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Law enacted by Congress stating that it is illegal to possess a firearm within 1000 feet of a school (Great Lakes Area Regional Resource Center, 1995).
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33 people were killed and and several others were wounded when a gunman opened fire at a Virginia Tech dormitory and classroom building (Hauser, 2007).