Primary Sources Alex Cash NHD project

1965. Photograph. Http://connecticuthistory.org/. We . ! "e . #$1!. %http&''co((ecticuthistory.org'thomas)j)*o**)a(*)the)gu()co(trol)act)o+)196,'-. .his helpe* me ecause .homas /. Do** 0as a major character i( getti(g the gu( act o+ 196, to pass. .his picture o+ a (e0spaper +rom # years e+ore the act passe* sho0e* that he alrea*y 1alue* this act a(* 0as pushi(g to hurry the act to get passe*.

Armstro(g2 3*0ar* S.2 /r. 4"3D35A6 "753A58S 6AWS.4 Federal Firearms Laws 9#$$6:& 1) !. #$$6. We . 1$ No1. #$1;. %http&''000.+e*copla0.com'html'+e*eral<+irearms<la0s.html-. .his helpe* me u(*ersta(* 0hat the la0 actual *oes2 a(* it relate* to the actual 0riti(g o+ the la0 0hich 7 thought 0as 1ery help+ul.

=ullas2 /e++. Statistics. N.*. Photograph. Http://www.jeffbullas.com/. We . 1 "e . #$1!. %http&''000.je++ ullas.com'0p)co(te(t'uploa*s'#$1;'$9'social)me*ia)+acts)a(*) statistics.jpg-. .his picture is(>t pertai(i(g to the ?u( Act o+ 196, at all2 ut the picture *oes sho0 a 1ery exaggerate* picture o+ ho0 crime rates 0e(t up a+ter the act 0as passe*. Also2 it 0ill e(tice the rea*er to @eep +ollo0i(g alo(g ecause it 0ill capti1ate there atte(tio(.

4Cele rity ?u( Auotes.4 Buckeyefirearms.org. N.p.2 (.*. We . 1 "e . #$1!. %http&''000. uc@eye+irearms.org'cele rity)gu()Buotes-. .hese 1arious Buotes helpe* me a lot ecause it sho0e* me ho0 the commo( perso( +eels a out this act to*ay. Also2 7 got a really amaCi(g 8arti( 6uther Di(g /r. Buote that 0as pertai(i(g to +uture gu( acts.

Cise@2 6i(*a. 4.H3 ?EN CFN.5F6 D3=A.3.4 199G. We . 1$ No1. #$1;.

a!weber.hunter.cuny.edu. N.p.2 Apr.)8ay

%http&''max0e er.hu(ter.cu(y.e*u'pu 'eres'?S5G16A<DE3CH635'li(*a)r.htm-. .his large article tal@s a out rece(t 90ell 199$>s rece(t: the la0 is ei(g use* i( the court house.

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artin Luther "ing# $r. 196!. Photograph. 6i rary o+ Co(gress. Ne0 Hor@

Worl*).elegram I Su( Collectio(. We . , /a(. #$1!. %http&''h*l.loc.go1'loc.p(p'cph.;c#6559-. .his picture o+ 8arti( 6uther Di(g 0ill e put i( my project u(*er assassi(atio(s2 ecause i+ this act 0as arou(* e+ore his assassi(atio( the 0eapo( that @ille* him 0oul* (ot ha1e ee( a le to e ought y the assassi(.

3a@i(s2 Deith 5. 4?u( Co(trol Act o+ 196,.4 Http://www.encyclopedia.com. High=eamJ 5esearch2 7(c.2 /a(. #$$!. We . 1$ No1. #$1;. %http&''000.e(cyclope*ia.com'*oc'1?#) ;!$G!$$1!,.html-. .his is mostly a rie+ stateme(t o( 0hat the la0 is2 a(* ho0 it came to e. 7t helpe* me u(*ersta(* 0hy the la0 0as create*.

%stimated &eaths and Firearms 'ates in ()*+. N.*. Photograph. Http://gunculture,point-.files.wordpress.com/. We . ! "e . #$1!. %http&''gu(culture#poi(t$.+iles.0or*press.com'#$1;'$1'mur*er)rates)a(*)+irearms)196,) #$11.jpg-. .his graph is 1ery help+ul ar ecue it sho0s the amou(t o+ *eaths i( ge(eral a(* 0ith +irearms si*e y si*e. Also it is o1er a perio* o+ time so you ca( see the e++ect o+ the act.

4"irearm 6a0s2 5egulatio(s2 a(* Fr*i(a(ces.4 &iscus. 3=SCF 7(*ustries2 (.*. We . #! Fct. #$1;. %http&''ehis.e scohost.com'ehost'*etailK1i*L#Isi*L$9+c5;5+)!11#)!9 G) 1;+) 6G6Ga+1ea#e!M!$sessio(mgr11;Ihi*L1$1I *ataLN* L+a!cG ,*IANLhttpM;AM#" M#"+i(*.galegroup.comM#"ope(urlM#"ope(urlM;"url<1erM;DO;9.,,) #$$!M#6url<ctx<+mtM;Di(+oM;Ao+iM#"+mtM;A@e1M;AmtxM;ActxM#6reB<*at M;Di(+oM;Asi*M#"galeM;Aug(i*M-. .his *ata ase o( Discus helpe* me chose a si*e i( the gu( co(trol system. Also2 it tol* me all a out 0hy 0e ha1e the gu( co(trol act o+ 196,. 7t *i* help me to u(*ersta(* the la0.

?eissi(ger2 8i@e. .resident Lyndon B. $ohnson 'eading /ewspaper Headline. N.*. Photograph. LB$ .residential Library 0 'esearch. We . $6 /a(. #$1!. %http&''000.l jli rary.(et'collectio(s'o()this)*ay)i()history'octo er.html-.

.his is a(other photo o+ presi*e(t l j a(* his other a++airs a(* the other pro lems that 0ere goi(g o( at the time. .his certai( photo 0as o+ him rea*i(g a (e0spaper a out 0hat 0as goi(g o( i( North Piet(am at the time.

?etti(gs2 /oh(2 a(* Catheri(e 8cNi++. 48ilesto(es i( "e*eral ?u( Co(trol 6egislatio(.4 1nfoplease.com. N.p.2 (.*. We . ! "e . #$1!. %http&''000.i(+oplease.com'spot'gu(time1.html-. .his helpe* me out greatly 0he( creati(g my timeli(e ecause it chro(ologically li(e* up each *ate 0ith each America( ?u( act passe*. 7 o(ly use* a select +e0 ecause (ot all o+ them *eal 0ith the same pro lem the ?u( act o+ 196, a**resses.

4?u( Co(trol Act ) Ne0s a(* 7(1estigatio(s.4 Http://www.publicintegrity.org. D(ight+ou(*atio(2 /a(.)"e . #$11. We . 1$ No1. #$1;. %http&''000.pu lici(tegrity.org'(e0s'?u()Co(trol)Act-. .here is a rie+ article o( a case that happe(e* i( #$11 0hich use* eleme(ts o+ the ?u( Act o+ 196,2 a(* it has lots o+ Buotes o( the act.

?u( Co(trol Act o+ 196,2 ,# 9196,:. Pri(t. .his is the exact a(* o(e o+ the +irst primary sources that 7 ha1e +ou(* so +ar. Also2 it co(tai(s multiple thi(gs that they *o(Qt use a(y more. Http://www.disastercenter.com. N.p.2 (.*. We . 1 "e . #$1!. %http&''000.*isasterce(ter.com'crime'uscrime.htm-.

.his helpe* me out mai(ly 0ith the statistics page o+ my 0e site. 7t helpe* me out ecause it sho0s the crime rate a(* ho0 ma(y 0ere usi(g actual gu(s. 7t>s *i++ere(t ecause crime actually 0e(t up a+ter this act 0as passe* ut gu( assaults 0ere a lot less +reBue(t.

46=/ Presi*e(tial 6i rary R 5esearch.4 LB$ .residential Library 0 'esearch. N.p.2 (.*. We . $1 "e . #$1!. %http&''000.l jli rary.(et'collectio(s'o()this)*ay)i()history'octo er.html-. .his helps ecause it is 0ere some o+ my pictures ha1e come +rom. 7t is also a timeli(e o+ l j>s time as presi*e(t a(* the goo* a(* (ot so goo* si*e to him ei(g i( o++ice. 7t has some 1ery rie+ i(+ormatio( o+ the ?u( act o+ 196, ut2 7 got a great Buote that he sai* 0hile sig(i(g the act.

46y(*o( =. /oh(so( Auotes.4 Http://www.brainy2uote.com/. =oo@5ags 8e*ia Net0or@2 (.*. We . # /a(. #$1!. %http&''000. rai(yBuote.com'Buotes'authors'l'ly(*o(< <joh(so(.html-. .his is 0ere 7 got some o+ the most i(+lue(ci(g Buotes +rom l j. Si(ce he 0as the presi*e(t 0ho sig(e* the act his Buotes are 1ery 1alua le i(+ormatio( to me.

3ime 3he 4un 1n 5merica. 196,. Photograph. 3hegun6one.com. We . ! "e . #$1!. %http&''000.thegu(Co(e.com'r@ a'r@ a)time.html-. .his is a picture o+ the time magaCi(e all the 0ay ac@ i( 196, that co1ere* the gu( act o+ 196,. Sa*ly 7 coul*(>t +i(* a(y0here to rea* it2 ut itQs still a great picture a(* 7>ll i(clu*e it i(to my project.

4Auotes o( the 5ight to =ear Arms.4 7atb.org. N.p.2 (.*. We . ! "e . #$1!. %http&''000.cat .org'esr'+ortu(es'r@ a.html-. .his is 0here 7 got a select +e0 Buotes that support or 0ere i( oppositio( to the ?u( Act o+ 196,. F1erall 7 0as a le to gather a ig chu(@ o+ i(+ormatio( +rom the Buotes that 0ill support 1arious thi(gs i(si*e o+ my 0e site.

Seco(*ary Sources

4?u( Co(trol Act o+ 196, 9?CA:.4 8ww.atf.go9. A.".go1 7s a( F++icial Site o+ the E.S. Departme(t o+ /ustice2 (.*. We . %http&''000.at+.go1'+irearms'gui*es'importatio() 1eri+icatio('ge(eral)o1er1ie0.html-. 7 too@ i(+ormatio( +rom this ge(eral o1er1ie0 o+ the actual la0 to @(o0 0hat the 0ritte( la0 is i( to*ay>s go1er(me(t system. 7t stats 0hat exactly the la0 mea(s.

4.he ?u( Co(trol Act o+ 196,.4 Smartgunlaws.org. N.p.2 Apr.)8ay #$1#. We . 1$ No1. #$1;. %http&''smartgu(la0s.org'@ey)+e*eral)acts)regulati(g)gu(s'-. Here it sho0s a timeli(e o+ each gu( la0 a(* it gi1es a rie+ *escriptio( o( ho0 it a++ecte* that time perio*.

S?u( Co(trol Act o+ 196, Was Patter(e* 3xte(si1ely a+ter NAO7 ?erma( ?u( Co(trol 6a0s.T.4 7pflorida.com. Co(stitutio( Party o+ "lori*a2 Apr.)8ay #$1#. We . 1$ No1. #$1;. %http&''000.cp+lori*a.com'#$1;'$1';1'ra i)gu()co(trol)act)o+)196,)0as)patter(e*) exte(si1ely)a+ter)(aCi)germa()gu()co(trol)la0s'-.

.his article *iscusses ho0 the ?u( co(trol act o+ 196, 0as cha(ge* *rastically a+ter the NaCi ?erma( ?u( Co(trol 6a0s 0ere create*.

4History o+ ?u()co(trol 6egislatio(.4 Http://articles.washingtonpost.com. .he Washi(gto( Post2 ## Dec. #$1#. We . 1$ No1. #$1;. %http&''articles.0ashi(gto(post.com'#$1#)1#) ##'(atio(al';6$1G;!,<1<gu()*ealers)gu()la0s)u(lice(se*)pri1ate)sellers-. .hese +e0 little articles sho0e* me the gu( acts that 0ere i( a++ect e+ore the act 0as passe* a(* 0hat they mo*i+ie* the act 0ith o1er the years. Also2 there 0ere ma(y more *i++ere(t gu( co(trol acts a+ter this o(e.

4History o+ ?u()co(trol 6egislatio(.4 Http://articles.washingtonpost.com. .he Washi(gto( Post2 ## Dec. #$1#. We . 1$ No1. #$1;. %http&''articles.0ashi(gto(post.com'#$1#)1#) ##'(atio(al';6$1G;!,<1<gu()*ealers)gu()la0s)u(lice(se*)pri1ate)sellers-. .his rie+ article sho0e* me 0hat gu( co(trol acts 0ere ma*e e+ore the gu( act o+ 196,. Also2 it tells o+ later la0s passe* regar*i(g gu( co(trol.

/oh(so(2 6y(*o( =. 45emar@s Epo( Sig(i(g the ?u( Co(trol Act o+ 196,.4 'emarks :pon Signing the 4un 7ontrol 5ct of ()*+ 9196,:& (. pag. We . ;1 Fct. #$1;. %http&''000.presi*e(cy.ucs .e*u'0s'Kpi*L#919GNaxCC#jDrCctu5-. .his is a rie+ t0o page jour(al e(try o( 0hat 0as happe(i(g 0he( the act 0as ei(g passe* a(* 0hy people li@e* it or i+ they *i*(>t.

Driste(2 5a(*. 45egulati(g ?u( Sho0 Sales Woul* 5e*uce Crime.4 &iscus. 3=SCFhost2 (.*. We . ;1 Fct. #$1;. %http&''ehis.e scohost.com'ehost'*etailK1i*L#Isi*L$$G**+ #)16 *) !1$ )9!++);+,9G6#;5+a5M!$sessio(mgr11;Ihi*L115I *ataLN* L+a!cG ,*IANLhttp M;AM#"M#"+i(*.galegroup.comM#"ope(urlM#"ope(urlM;"url<1erM;DO;9.,,) #$$!M#6url<ctx<+mtM;Di(+oM;Ao+iM#"+mtM;A@e1M;AmtxM;ActxM#6reB<*at M;Di(+oM;Asi*M#"galeM;Aug(i*M;Ascsl<-. .his helpe* me see 0hat the people 0ere thi(@i(g a out this la0. 7t *i* help me u(*ersta(* 0hy most o+ the people +ou(* the la0 0eir*2 ut (ecessary +or the time. 7t also ga1e them a se(se o+ reassura(ce.

4N3W F563ANS 8AN P63ADS ?E76.H .F P7F6A.7FN F" .H3 "3D35A6 ? EN CFN.5F6 AC..4 /ew ;rleans UNe0Frlea(sV (.*.& 1. Pri(t. .his sho0e* me a real case o+ the act i( actio(. Also2 it sho0e* me that ma(y people 0ho o0(e* gu(s *i*(>t @(o0 a out this la0 an Breaks a 4un 7ontrol 5ct

F@amoto2 Hoichi. 7abinet

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$; "e . #$1!. %http&''000.l jli rary.(et'collectio(s'o()this)*ay)i()history'octo er.html-. .his is a picture just e+ore a ca i(et meeti(g. 7t helpe* ecause this sho0s that the presi*e(t is satis+ie* 0ith his *ecisio(s. Also2 this 0as arou(* a mo(th a+ter the act 0as past suppose*ly.

F@amoto2 Hoichi. L<': Sargent Shri9er and .resident Lyndon Baines $ohnson. $;'$,'196,. Photograph. White House Photo F++ice. Lbjlibrary.net. We . 1 "e . #$1!. %http&''000.l jli rary.(et'collectio(s'photo)archi1e.html-. .his is a picture o+ l j i( a meeti(g a(* it is sho0i(g just ho0 usy e1eryo(e at the 0hite house 0as i( the year o+ 196,.

F@amoto2 Hoichi. .resident Lyndon B. $ohnson

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5ssociation. N.*. Photograph. 6 j 6i rary. LB$ .residential Library 0 'esearch. We . $; /a(. #$1!. %http&''000.l jli rary.(et'collectio(s'o()this)*ay)i()history'octo er.html-. .his is a great picture o+ l j a +e0 0ee@s e+ore the ?u( Act o+ 196, 0as passe*. 7t 0as(>t o( the topic o+ the Act ut (e1er the less is a great picture to i(clu*e o( my 0e site to sho0 0hat 0as happe(i(g a(* the pro lems america 0as +aci(g *uri(g this time perio*.

4Frigi(s o+ the ?u( Co(trol Act o+ 196,.4 7heaperthandirt.com. C.D2 7(c2 (.*. We . #! Fct. #$1;. %http&''000.cheapertha(*irt.com'8e*iaPages'ArticleDetail.aspxKme*iai*L16#-. .his 0e site article helpe* me lear( all a out my topics history a(* origi(. Also2 it i(clu*e* i(+ormatio( o( the ti(y cha(ges that 0ere ma*e o( the la0 that happe(e* o1er time.

Pappas2 Stepha(ie. 45 8ilesto(es i( ?u( Co(trol History.4 =

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9(.*.:& (. pag. /a(.)"e . #$1;. We . 1$ No1. #$1;. %http&''000.li1escie(ce.com'#6#5#) milesto(es)gu()co(trol)history.html-.

.his o(li(e article tal@s a out ho0 the ?u( Act o+ 196, cha(ge* lots o+ thi(gs *uri(g the time a(* ho0 it 0as a goo* act to e passi(g at the time. Perlma(2 Seth. Life Sa9er. #$11. Photograph. Http://cognoscenti.wbur.org. We . ! "e . #$1!. %http&''cog(osce(ti.0 ur.org'#$1#'1$'19'gu(s)a(*)mo(ey)joh()rose(thal-. .his picture 0as 1ery (ee*e* to e i(clu*e* i(to my 0e site ecause it sho0s just ho0 much people care a out there gu( rights a(* acts. .his 0ill go u(*er my support ta ecause this is i(suri(g that i( the +uture 0e 0ill e protecte* too.

45ight to =ear Arms ) 196, ) ?u( Co(trol Act.4 Http://www.pre9enttyranny.com. Copyright #$$,2 Pre1e(t.yra((y.com2 Fct. #$$,. We . 1$ No1. #$1;. %http&''000.pre1e(ttyra((y.com'gu(s<196,<gca.htm-. .his large o(li(e article helpe* me lear( more a out ho0 the la0 is use* to*ay. .here is (ot as ma(y cases 0here the la0 is use* i( to*ay>s 0orl*.

Sch0artC2 3mma C. 4?u( Co(trol 6a0s.4 4un 7ontrol Laws UD.C.V "e .)8ar. #$$,& 1)#. Pri(t. .his rie+ (e0spaper article sho0e* me that the la0 0as create* a +e0 years a+ter Presi*e(t /oh( ". De((e*y 0as assassi(ate*. Also2 the mai( reaso( the la0 0as create* 0as to pre1e(t +elo(s a(* the me(tally ill +rom uyi(g gu(s.

PiCCar*2 William. 4.H3 ?EN CFN.5F6 AC. F" 196,.4 $pfo.org. N.p.2 (.*. We . #! Fct. #$1;. %http&''jp+o.org'articles)ass*$#'gca6,)(ra!.htm-.

7( this Buite large collectio( o+ articles it tal@s a out the ma( 0ho came up 0ith the la0. Also2 it tal@s a out major cases that happe(e* i( the past that i(1ol1e* the la0. 7t i(clu*es 0hy the la0 0as create* a(* 0hy 0e still use it to*ay.

Wu2 .itus. 5 .olitical 7artoon ;n 4un 7ontrol. N.*. Photograph. 3ituswuphiloblog.wordpress.com. We . ; "e . #$1!. %https&''titus0uphilo log.0or*press.com'tag'gu()co(trol'-. .his is o(e o+ the ma(y political cartoo(s that 7 ha1e i( my 0e site. .his 0ill go u(*er oppositio( ecause it ma@es the act loo@ to u(pro+essio(al. 7t also is 1ery sarcastic to the 0hole gu( co(trol part o+ our go1er(me(t.

Oelmo(2 Aaro(2 a(* Attor(ey 5. Ste1e(s. 44?u( Co(trolQs4 Possi le NaCi Co((ectio(.4 >4un 7ontrol?s> .ossible /a6i 7onnection Apr.)8ay 199;& (. pag. Pri(t. "irst o++ this tol* me a out 0hat the people li@e* a(* *i*(>t li@e a out the act. Also2 7 coul* o(ly rea* a rie+ portio( o+ this article ecause you ha1e to uy the rest.