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Sunday, 04 September 2005 |
The GCA of 1968 was passed as a delayed reaction to the assassination of President Kennedy. Also known as the "Omnibus Crime Bill and Safe Streets Act of 1968", it repealed FFA38 but reenacted provisions thereof. In the process, gun law was moved from Title 15 to Title 18 of the US Code. GCA68 provided the following: - prohibited the interstate transfer of guns between non-FFLs,
- prohibited shipping guns through the mail system,
- prohibited shipping ammunition through the mail system (overturned by FOPA86),
- establish of minimum ages for firearms purchasers,
- require that all firearms (domestic and imported) be affixed with a serial number,
- the expansion of the categories of prohibited persons,
- and enacted prohibitions on the importation of firearms “with no sporting purpose.”
- Implemented the Form 4473 (yellow form) for purchases.
- Attempted to address "Saturday Night Specials" by prohibiting from import small handguns.
- Established some sentencing guidelines for firearm involved crimes.
It did not prevent the domestic manufacture or sale of firearms which would not pass the federal criteria for determining whether a firearm has “a sporting purpose.” The 1994 Assault Weapons Ban was an amendment to the Gun Control Act of 1968. It expired in September 2004. |
