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The Federal Collection preserves historical, academic, and cultural materials related to the U.S. federal government, including its institutions, jurisdictions, and contributions to the nation's history.
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Item Open Access Federal Firearms Act, 52 Stat. 1250-51 (1938)(General Publisher, 1938)Prohibited any person who has been convicted of a “crime of violence or is a fug[a]tive from justice” from receiving “any firearm or ammunition” which has been shipped in interstate commerce.Item Open Access 1 Fed. Reg. 668, 674, National Park Service Rules and Regulations (1936) § 8(General Publisher, 1936)Prohibited firearms, explosives, traps, seines, and nets within the parks and monuments under federal control.Item Open Access National Firearms Act (1934) 48 Stat. 1236(General Publisher, 1934)Heavily regulated the use of Machine Guns, Short Barrel Shotguns, Short Barrel Rifles, Suppressors, etc. Also established a $200 tax stamp for registration purposes.Item Open Access An Act To Prohibit the Manufacture, Distribution, Storage, Use, and Possession in Time of War of Explosives, Proving Regulations for the Safe Manufacture, Distribution, Storage, Use, and Possession of the Same, and for Other Purposes, 40 Stat. 385 (1917), ch. 83(General Publisher, 1917)During war, prohibited the manufacture, distribution, storage, use, possession of powder, explosives, blasting supplies, or ingredients thereof in such a manner detrimental to the public safety.Item Open Access 27 Stat. 116–17, ch. 159 (July 13, 1892).(General Publisher, 1892)Prohibited concealed carry of deadly or dangerous weapons in the District of Columbia such as daggers, air-guns, pistols, Bowie-knives, dirk-knives, dirks, blackjacks, razors, razor blades, sword-canes, slung-shots, brass knuckles, other metal knuckles. Also banned the sale of deadly weapons to minors. Vendors were required to be licensed.Item Open Access Civil Rights Act of 1871(General Publisher, 1871)Discussion of the law and amendments in Congress used by the Court in DC v Heller to further instruct on the "well-known consitutional provision guaranteeing the right of the citizen to 'keep and bear arms,' and provides that whoever shall take away, by force or violence, r by threats and intimidation, the arms and weapons which any person may have for his defense, shall be deemed guilty of larceny of the same."