Title: History of the Second Amendment
Headings: The History of Gun Rights in America
The History of Gun Rights in America
A Timeline of the 2nd Amendment
Gun Rights Before the Constitution
1791: The Second Amendment Is Ratified
1822: Bliss v. Commonwealth Brings 'Individual Right' Into Question
1856: Dred Scott v. Sandford Upholds Individual Right
1871: NRA Is Founded
1934: National Firearms Act Brings About First Major Gun Control
1938: Federal Firearms Act Requires Licensure of Dealers
1968: Gun Control Act Ushers in New Regulations
1994: The Brady Act and Assault Weapons Ban
2004: The Assault Weapons Ban Sunsets
2008: D.C. v. Heller Is a Major Setback for Gun Control
2010: Gun Owners Win Another Victory in McDonald v. Chicago
2013: Obama's Proposals Fail Federally but Gain State Traction
2017: Proposed Gun Control Law Stall
2018: Parkland School Shooting Sparks a National Student Movement and State Legislation

Content: His plan required background checks for all gun sales, called for the reinstatement and strengthening of the assault weapons ban, limited ammunition magazines to 10 rounds, and included other measures. While these proposals did not succeed at the national level, a number of individual states began to tighten their laws accordingly. 2017: Proposed Gun Control Law Stall
The Background Check Completion Act was introduced on Oct. 5, 2017, less than a week after the deadly Oct. 1 mass shooting in Las Vegas. The Background Check Completion Act would close a current loophole in the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act that allows gun sales to proceed if a background check is not completed after 72 hours, even if the gun buyer is not legally allowed to purchase a gun. The bill has stalled in Congress. 2018: Parkland School Shooting Sparks a National Student Movement and State Legislation
On Feb. 14, a school shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, killed 17 people and injured 17 others. This was the deadliest high school shooting in U.S. history. Student survivors created the activist group Never Again MSD and organized momentous nationwide protests and walkouts by students.