When JFK was shot. My, have times have changed. Politically correct in today's world.
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That's quite a revelation. But you're only partially correct, kinda. I don't recall an uproar from the general populace, but obviously the lawmakers at the time did blame the weapon.
It brought about the Gun Control Act of 1968 and the infamous form of registration that we call the "Yellow Sheet". And spawned the despicable ATF, then known as the BATF.
Oswald's weapon (although I still ain't convinced that he was the shooter) was obtained through mail order. That right went away with the 68 Act.
For whatever it's worth, I didn't just google this information. I lived through it and I was paying attention. I was 17 years old when Kennedy got shot, a senior in high school. And a gun owner already, had three of them: A Mossberg 151K semi-auto .22, a Winchester model 94 30/30 and a little Stevens model 311 side-by-side 20 gauge. The shotgun bought by mail order; Sears & Roebuck.
Bob Lee
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Originally posted by boblee View PostThat's quite a revelation. But you're only partially correct, kinda. I don't recall an uproar from the general populace, but obviously the lawmakers at the time did blame the weapon.
It brought about the Gun Control Act of 1968 and the infamous form of registration that we call the "Yellow Sheet". And spawned the despicable ATF, then known as the BATF.
Oswald's weapon (although I still ain't convinced that he was the shooter) was obtained through mail order. That right went away with the 68 Act.
For whatever it's worth, I didn't just google this information. I lived through it and I was paying attention. I was 17 years old when Kennedy got shot, a senior in high school. And a gun owner already, had three of them: A Mossberg 151K semi-auto .22, a Winchester model 94 30/30 and a little Stevens model 311 side-by-side 20 gauge. The shotgun bought by mail order; Sears & Roebuck.
Bob Lee
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Originally posted by doghouse View PostWhen JFK was shot. My, have times have changed. Politically correct in today's world.
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Originally posted by boblee View PostYeah, you said that better than I did. Semantics, I suppose; but that is when and how restrictions began. And you are correct, NRA did endorse it.
Bob Lee
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