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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.
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".
Title II of the Gun Control Act (GCA) of 1968. Title II amended the NFA to cure the constitutional flaw pointed out in Haynes. First, the requirement for possessors of unregistered firearms to register was removed.
Apr 3, 2018 · The political calculus began to change on April 4, 1968. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was gunned down in Memphis. Nine weeks later, Senator Robert F. Kennedy was fatally shot in Los...
THE GUN CONTROL ACT OF 1968 . 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
Gun Control Act of 1968. Pub. L. 90-618, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1213. Short title, see 18 U.S.C. 921 note. Hide Pub. L. 110-289. div. B. this act refers to only a portion of the Public Law; the tables below are for the entire Public Law. Hide Classification. Pub. L. Section. Status.
Remarks Upon Signing the Gun Control Act of 1968. October 22, 1968. Secretary Fowler, Attorney General Clark, Chairman Celler, distinguished Members of the Senate and the House, distinguished guests: Today we begin to disarm the criminal and the careless and the insane.
