History of 2A Laws in the USA
- Second Amendment to the United States Constitution (1791)
- Militia Acts of 1792 (provided for the organization of the state militias)
- Militia Act of 1862 (African-Americans participate as soldiers for first time)
- U.S. v. Cruikshank 1876
- Presser v State of Illinois 1886
- Militia Act 1903 (Dick Act)
- National Defense Act 1916
- Firearms and Ammunition Excise Tax (FAET) 1919
- Mailing of Firearms Act of 1927
- National Firearms Act (NFA) Gun Control Act of 1934
- Federal Firearms Act (FFA) of 1938
- United States v. Miller 1939
- Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
- Gun Control Act of 1968
- Privacy Act of 1974
- Arms Export Control Act of 1976
- Armed Career Criminal Act 1984
- Firearm Owners Protection Act of 1986
- Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act 1986
- Undetectable Firearms Act (1988)
- Semiautomatic Rifle Import Ban (1989)
- Gun-Free School Zones Act (1990)
- Printz v. United States 1994
- Dickey Amendment 1996
- Domestic Violence Offender Gun Ban – Lautenberg Amendment 1996
- Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act Brady Bill (1993) expired in 1998
- 2003 Tiahrt Amendment
- Assault Weapons Ban (AWB) (1994) expired in 2004
- Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) 2005
- 2008 District of Columbia v. Heller
- 2009 Montana Firearms Freedom Act
- 1903 – War Department Appropriations Act
- 1976 – International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996
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