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Gun Control Act  

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  • The United States’ primary gun law is the Gun Control Act of 1968. It was drafted following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy by Lee Harvey Oswald using a mail-order gun. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement; Gun Control Act]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Gun_Control_Act

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