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AN ACT October 22, 1968 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for better control of the [H. R. 17735] interstate traffic in firearms. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representati'ves of the United States of America in Congress assenwled, That this Act may ^Q"* be cited as the "Gun Control Act of 1968".
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Oct 21, 2022 · Gun Control Act of 1968 This Legislation regulated interstate and foreign commerce in firearms, including importation, "prohibited persons", and licensing provisions. Assassinations and Gun Control After the assassinations of President John Kennedy, Attorney General Robert Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Gun Control Act is passed ...
The Gun Control Act of 1968 ( GCA or GCA68) is a U.S. federal law that regulates the firearms industry and firearms ownership. Due to constitutional limitations, the Act is primarily based on regulating interstate commerce in firearms by generally prohibiting interstate firearms transfers except by manufacturers, dealers and importers licensed ...
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WILLIAM J. VIZZARD*. For three decades, the Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA) has formed the legal core of national gun policy in the United States. The congressional deliberations leading to the passage of the GCA and companion legislation extended over five years and involved the Departments of Justice and Treasury, the White House, firearms ...
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Oct 6, 2023 · an important precedent for control of interstate firearms traffic in two re-spects. The 1927 law and dissatisfaction with its effectiveness led to proposals for tighter controls on interstate firearms sales to private citizens that cul-minated in the Gun Control Act of 1968's near-total ban on such transactions.
AN ACT October 22, 1968 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for better control of the [H. R. 17735] interstate traffic in firearms. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representati'ves of the United States of America in Congress assenwled, That this Act may ^Q"* be cited as the "Gun Control Act of 1968".
The act prohibited the interstate shipment of pistols and revolvers to individuals, but it specifically exempted rifles and shotguns from any regulations. With the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy on June 5, 1968, the groundswell of support for tough gun control laws reached unprecedented levels.
