Past and Present Gun Control Legislation

gun Control Legislation

Past and Present Gun Control Legislation: Where Federal Law Stands in 2026 Federal gun law in the United States was built in layers over roughly 90 years. Each major act responded to the concerns of its time, from Prohibition-era gangland violence to the political assassinations of the 1960s and later mass shootings, and each drew … Read more

Project Appleseed

Project Appleseed 1999 started from a series of ads appearing in Shotgun News by Jack Dailey under a pseudonym “Fred” 2017 those ads ceased April 2006 in Ramseur, North Carolina 2006 instructors began a national tour to attract instructors who could maintain and develop local programs 2018 over 120,000 individuals have attended an Appleseed marksmanship and history … Read more

ASAC

American Society of Arms Collectors

American Society of Arms Collectors 1953 1953 – Founded Membership is limited to a maximum of 250 active members, and membership is by invitation only permanent national organization for persons interested in the collection, research, study, and preservation of arms, armor, and accessories and accouterments; to establish and promote standards and ethics in research and … Read more

Ye Connecticut Gun Guild

ye Connecticut gun Guild

Sunday evening May 7, 1944  five men met in the home of Walter MacGregor on Cumberland Avenue in Wethersfield, Connecticut to discuss the formation of a new organization to promote their interests in the preservation, study and collecting of antique firearms. Gun Collecting, Buying and Selling   The Guild and it’s members have been gathering … Read more

Federal Firearms Act (FFA)

June 30, 1938 required gun manufacturers, importers, and dealers to obtain a federal firearms license convicted felons, who could not purchase guns mandated that gun sellers keep customer records FFA was repealed in 1968 by the Gun Control Act (GCA) About the Federal Firearms Act The Federal Firearms Act of 1938 was the first federal … Read more