<P> According to historian Saul Cornell , states passed some of the first gun control laws , beginning with Kentucky 's law to `` curb the practice of carrying concealed weapons in 1813 . '' There was opposition and , as a result , the individual right interpretation of the Second Amendment began and grew in direct response to these early gun control laws , in keeping with this new `` pervasive spirit of individualism . '' As noted by Cornell , `` Ironically , the first gun control movement helped give birth to the first self - conscious gun rights ideology built around a constitutional right of individual self - defense . '' </P>
<P> According to historian Saul Cornell , states passed some of the first gun control laws , beginning with Kentucky 's law to `` curb the practice of carrying concealed weapons in 1813 . '' There was opposition and , as a result , the individual right interpretation of the Second Amendment began and grew in direct response to these early gun control laws , in keeping with this new `` pervasive spirit of individualism . '' As noted by Cornell , `` Ironically , the first gun control movement helped give birth to the first self - conscious gun rights ideology built around a constitutional right of individual self - defense . '' </P>
when was the first gun control law passed in america
when was the first gun control law passed in america
1813
1813