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Oct 25, 2018 · T his week marks 50 years since President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Gun Control Act of 1968 into law on Oct. 22 of that year. It was the first major gun control measure in the United...
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.
Feb 22, 2018 · 1968. Following the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Attorney General and U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., President Lyndon B. Johnson pushed for the...
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.
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...
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.
Oct 25, 2018 · This week marks 50 years since President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Gun Control Act of 1968 into law on Oct. 22 of that year. It was the first major gun control measure in the United...
