1927 Mailing of Firearms Act “National Firearms Control Act” 18 U.S.C.A. § 1715 prohibiting the use of the U.S.Postal Service to ship concealable firearms banned the shipping of concealable handguns through the mail About the Mailing of Firearms Act The Mailing of Firearms Act of 1927, sometimes called the Miller Act after Representative John F. … Read more
February 25, 1919 Section 4181 of the Internal Revenue Code imposes an excise tax on imported firearms and ammunition since January 2003 – administered by the Alcohol and Tobacco Trade Bureau (TTB) within the U.S. Dept. of Treasury 10% tax of the sales price is imposed on pistols and revolvers 11% tax of the sales … Read more
enacted June 3, 1916 updated the Militia Act of 1903 expansion of the Army and the National Guard, the creation of an Officers’ and an Enlisted Reserve Corps, and the creation of a Reserve Officers’ Training Corps About the National Defense Act of 1916 The National Defense Act of 1916 was signed by President Woodrow Wilson on June 3, 1916, as … Read more
Jan 21, 1903 created an early National Guard and codified the circumstances under which the Guard could be federalized Unorganized Militia which included all able-bodied men between ages 17 and 45 Organized Militia which included state militia (National Guard) units receiving federal support About the Militia Act of 1903 The Militia Act of 1903, known as the … Read more
The arms-bearing language appears in the 1866 Freedmen’s Bureau Act, passed over President Johnson’s veto on July 16, 1866. it interfered with states’ rights, gave preference to one group of citizens over another and would impose a huge financial burden on the federal government, among other issues. About the Freedmen’s Bureau Acts The Bureau … Read more
Militia Act of 1862: Opening Federal Military Service to Black Americans The Militia Act of 1862 (12 Stat. 597) was signed by President Abraham Lincoln on July 17, 1862, more than a year into the Civil War. Its first purpose was manpower: it let the President call state militia into federal service for up to … Read more
The first Act, passed May 2, 1792 authority of the president to call out the militias of the several states “whenever the United States shall be invaded, or be in imminent danger of invasion from any foreign nation or Indian tribe” The second Act, passed May 8, 1792 provided for the organization of the state militias. It conscripted every “free … Read more
1791 “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution About The 2nd Amendment The Second Amendment is part of the Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the … Read more