When did gun control begin?

Answer 1

The first gun control laws were passed as early as Andrew Jackson's presidency. In 1934, after Al Capone organised the murder of his opponents in the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre using machine guns, a firearms act was enacted to ban certain types of weapons. In 1963, gun control became a huge issue after the assassination of John Kennedy. In 1968, after the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson signed the Gun Control Act which prohibited sale of weapons to criminals or people with known mental illness.

Answer 2

The answer may differ by country.

US

The earliest form of gun control on the North American continent was created in the colonial days. The colonies had ordinances that prohibited Indians from possessing guns and forbade the sale of guns to them.

The first major gun control effort in the 20th century was the National Firearms Act of 1934. It established classes of firearms and restricted the sale of machine guns through heavy taxation and registration. This grew out of the desire to curb violence stemming from the Prohibition.

This was followed by the Gun Control Act of 1968. It was prompted by two firearms-oriented assassinations in one year- Robert F.Kennedy and Martin Luther King. The GCA virtually outlawed the mail-order gun trade, with the exception of obsolete items made before 1898, deactivated war relics, and so on.

Answer 3

Thousands of laws have been passed for more than 100 years. Be specific.