This weekend is not only Memorial Day, but it’s also the weekend in which President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963. His assassination was then followed by three more high-profile assassinations over the next 5 years - that of Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., and of Robert F. Kennedy.
In 1968 a Gun Control Act was passed which placed restrictions on the sale of firearms across state lines and expanded who could not own a firearm. Learn more about the history of gun background checks and where they are today.
Gun Background Checks: How the State Came To Decide Who Can and Cannot Buy a Firearm