Gun Violence in America: A Cultural History
Historical Blindness
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The Gun Control Act of 1938 - A History of Gun Control
At first, the national firearms act was intended to require registration and prohibitive taxation of all firearms including hand guns like the one that had nearly killed roosevelt. But in the end, it ended up only focusing onq gangster weapons, including machine guns and short barrelled shotguns. The later firearms act of 19 38 made licensing a further requirement of gun sellers and prohibited the sale of firearms to certain persons such as felons. They were, after all, founded as a sporting and marksmanship club focused on promoting gun safety. After learning that lee harvey oswald had acquired the murder weapon through the mail on the cheap with an n r a coupon, the n r
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