Annenberg Constitution Project: The Modern Gun Control Movement is a Really a Prohibition Movement

In the 1960s, more violence brought a call for more federal gun laws. 

“So the 60s is a time of incredible turmoil in America. You have assassinations.” … “We have the assassination of President Kennedy, Senator Bobby Kennedy when he’s running for President…of Martin Luther King. All of this contributes to a greater sense of desire for control of firearms.” 

Assassinations and riots in major American cities led some people to think that the best way to stop the violence was to put a limit on guns. 

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