what events of the 1960s started the gun control movement in America?

Question

how did Lee Harvey Oswald get his refle to shoot President Kennedy?
what are the two parts of the 1968 gun control act?

Answer 1

Our nation's primary gun law is the 1968 Gun Control Act, passed in the wake of the murders of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Senator Robert Kennedy.

It could have started shortly after November 22, 1963 when evidence in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy increased public awareness to the relative lack of control over the sale and possession of firearms in America. Indeed, until 1968, handguns, rifles, shotguns, and ammunition were commonly sold over-the-counter and through mail-order catalogs and magazines to just about any adult anywhere in the nation.

The Gun Control Act of 1968 - "...was enacted for the purpose of keeping firearms out of the hands of those not legally entitled to possess them because of age, criminal background, or incompetence." -- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms The Act regulates imported guns, expands the gun-dealer licensing and record keeping requirements, and places specific limitations on the sale of handguns. The list of persons banned from buying guns is expanded to include persons convicted of any non-business related felony, persons found to be mentally incompetent, and users of illegal drugs.


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Answer 2

Gun Laws in America
A history of the events and debate that inspired them.

1963 -- Assassination of John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22 shifts gun-control
debate into high gear. Within a week of his death, a dozen firearm bills are
introduced, but it would be another five years before important legislation
is passed.

1968 -- The Gun Control Act of 1968 is passed in the wake of the assassinations
of Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.

1986 -- Congress passes the Firearm Owners' Protection Act, which still is in
effect. Law makes it unlawful for anyone -- not just licensed dealers -- to sell to
prohibited people. But the act also dismantled many of the harsher penalties of
the 1968 law. The Law legalized mail-order purchases of ammunition and gun
components and placed higher burdens of proof on law enforcement before
forfeiture of a gun.

Answer 3

What's a "refle"?

Lee Harvey Oswald bought his rifle through the mail.

Answer 4

One forgotten"event" that was paramount to Congressional Legislators drafting and enacting the 1968 Gun Control Act, was the University of Texas Tower Shootings, on August 1, 1966, where the shooter shot 32, killed 14 (*1-died years later from complications of being shot).
This is incident the preamble of many recent public mass-killings, starting in the late 80's.
Charles Whitman, the shooter, had a history of physical abuse by his father, abused alcohol, had disciplinary issues in the Marine Corps, criticized the Marine Corps for their inefficiencies [during his court martial for loan-harking & gambling].
-- In-Short -- Mr. Whitman was unstable, had a visited UT psychological counselor for his violent thoughts, he was narcissistic, and yet he had access to purchase & own any gun /rifle/pistol that he wanted ...without delay.

Answer 5

Your primary question is under a false premise. The NFA of 1934 was the start of letting the Federal Government violating our rights.