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By: Michael Bodo, JJ Clancy, and Paul Santoleri Gun Control By: Michael Bodo, JJ Clancy, and Paul Santoleri

Introduction & History 1791 second amendment ratified 1871 NRA founded 1934 national firearms act passed 1938 federal firearms act passed 1968 Gun control act passed, 1972 ATF enforces 1986 Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act/Firearms Owners' Protection Act passed

Intro & History cont. 1990 Crime Control Act passed 1994 Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act passed (not effective till 1998)/Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act passed 1998 Gun Bill Requires Trigger Locks

Supreme Court Decisions 1876 U.S. v. Cruikshank 1886 Presser v. Illinois 1894 Miller v. Texas 1939 U.S. v. Miller 1980 Lewis v. U.S. 2007 District of Columbia Et al. v. Heller 2009 McDonald v. Chicago

Recent Developments Williams v. Maryland, Oct. 3, 2011 The Second Amendment Foundation filed a federal lawsuit on California’s ban on assault weapons MTSU push for more gun rights for students

Public Opinion Americans favoring gun control laws or bans are at record lows.

Bibliography http://usgovinfo.about.com/library/weekl y/aa092699.htm http://www.infoplease.com/spot/guntime 1.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_politics _in_the_United_States#21st_century http://www.guncite.com/gc2ndsup.htm http://www.gallup.com/poll/150341/Rec ord-Low-Favor-Handgun-Ban.aspx