History of Conceal and Carry With Relation to Campuses

By mkrofta

  • American Revolution Begins

    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).

  • US Constitution Signed

    The Founding Fathers sign the Constitution. Included is the Second Amendment, the Right to Bear Arms.

  • National Rifle Association Founded

    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).

  • Presser v., State of Illinois

    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).

  • National Firearms Act Enacted

    Congress enacted the National Firearms Act, which requires registration and taxation for manufacturing and transferring certain weapons (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, 2012).

  • Assassination of John F. Kennedy

    President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, raising public concern for the need of stricter gun control.

  • University of Texas Shooting

    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).

  • Gun Control Act of 1968 Signed

    Enacted by Congress, the act limited interstate sale of weapons and barred certain groups of people from possessing firearms (Zimring, 1975).

  • Gun Free School Zone Act Enacted

    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).

  • Virginia Tech School Shooting

    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).