The Steady Drip: Gun Control Act of 1968 (Connecting the Dots: Lyndon B. Johnson, Thomas J. Dodd, Christopher J. Dodd, Hollywood, Michael R. Bloomberg, Gun Safety aka Gun Control, ATF, FDA, Enemies OF THE NRA & The Carnegie/Soros Network)

Gun Control Act of 1968 (Connecting the Dots: Lyndon B. Johnson, Thomas J. Dodd, Christopher J. Dodd, Hollywood, Michael R. Bloomberg, Gun Safety aka Gun Control, ATF, FDA, Enemies OF THE NRA & The Carnegie/Soros Network)

State Firearms Control Assistance Act

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_Control_Act_of_1968

The Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA or GCA68)^[1] is a U.S. federal law that regulates the firearms industry and firearms ownership. Due to constitutional limitations, the Act is primarily based on regulating interstate commerce in firearms by generally prohibiting interstate firearms transfers except by manufacturers, dealers and importers licensed under a scheme set up under the Act.

The GCA was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on October 22, 1968, and is Title I of the U.S. federal firearms laws. The National Firearms Act of 1934 (NFA) is Title II. Both GCA and NFA are enforced by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).

18 USC chapter 44 was first enacted by the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. GCA repealed the Federal Firearms Act of 1938, though many of its provisions were reenacted as part of the GCA, which revised the FFA and its predecessor, the National Firearms Act of 1934 (NFA).

History

The bill was initially prompted by the assassination of U.S. president John F. Kennedy in 1963.^[3] The president was shot and killed with a rifle purchased by mail order from an ad in the magazine American Rifleman.^[4] Congressional hearings followed and a ban on mail-order gun sales was discussed, but no law was passed until 1968. At the hearings NRA executive vice-president Franklin Orth supported a ban on mail-order sales, stating, "We do not think that any sane American, who calls himself an American, can object to placing into this bill the instrument which killed the president of the United States."^[5][6]

Precursors of the passage of the Gun Control Act were Senate Bill 1975^[7] in 1963, "A Bill to Regulate the Interstate Shipment of Firearms", and Senate Bill 1592 in 1965, "A Bill to Amend the Federal Firearms Act of 1938". Both were introduced by Senator Thomas J. Dodd but in both cases the bill was met with fierce opposition, effectively shutting down the earliest efforts for gun control legislation regarding the mail-order rifles. The bill was once again introduced into the House of Representatives by the House Judiciary Committee on January 10, 1967,^[8] with this instance resulting in the bill staying on the legislative docket.^[9][10]

The April 4, 1968, assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., shortly followed by the June 5 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, as well as the shooting at the University of Texas two years previously, compounded by shifting societal attitudes towards gun ownership, renewed efforts to pass the bill.^[5] On June 11, 1968, a tie vote in the House Judiciary Committee halted the bill's passage.^[11] On reconsideration nine days later, the bill was passed by the committee. The Senate Judiciary Committee similarly brought the bill to a temporary halt, but as in the House, it was passed on reconsideration.^[12] House Resolution 17735, known as the Gun Control Act, was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on October 22, 1968^[13] banning mail-order sales of rifles and shotguns and prohibiting most felons, drug users, and people found mentally incompetent from buying guns.^[14][15] This act also included provisions that redefined the definitions of firearms within the United States and provided more rules for weapons manufacturers and licensed sellers on interstate commerce of ammunition and other firearm accessories.

Prohibited persons

When it took effect in 1968, the Gun Control Act of 1968 stated that firearm sales were prohibited to anyone who "(1) is under indictment for, or has been convicted in a court of, a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year; (2) is a fugitive from justice; (3) is an unlawful user of or addicted to marijuana or any depressant or stimulant drug (as defined in section 201 (v) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) or narcotic drug (as defined in section 4731 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954)"^[17]

The Gun Control Act of 1968 was amended in 1993 by the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act which introduced a background check requirement of prospective gun purchasers by licensed sellers, and created a list of categories of individuals to whom the sale of firearms is prohibited:^[18] It would also be amended again in 1994 by the Violence Against Women Act to strengthen firearm bans against domestic abusers.^[19] The amended law stated:

It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or otherwise dispose of any firearm or ammunition to any person knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that such person—

(1) is under indictment for, or has been convicted in any court of, a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year;

(2) is a fugitive from justice;

(3) is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance (as defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802));

(4) has been adjudicated as a mental defective or has been committed to any mental institution at 16 years of age or older;

(5) who, being an alien;

(A) is illegally or unlawfully in the United States; or

(B) except as provided in subsection (y)(2), has been admitted to the United States under a nonimmigrant visa (as that term is defined in section 101(a)(26) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 (a)(26)))

(6) who has been discharged from the Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions;

(7) who, having been a citizen of the United States, has renounced their citizenship;

(8) is subject to a court order that restrains such person from harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner of such person or child of such intimate partner or person, or engaging in other conduct that would place an intimate partner in reasonable fear of bodily injury to the partner or child, except that this paragraph shall only apply to a court order that—

(A) was issued after a hearing of which such person received actual notice, and at which such person had the opportunity to participate; and

(B)

(i) includes a finding that such person represents a credible threat to the physical safety of such intimate partner or child; or

(ii) by its terms explicitly prohibits the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against such intimate partner or child that would reasonably be expected to cause bodily injury; or

(9) has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.

With the following exceptions:^[20]

(ii) A person shall not be considered to have been convicted of such an offense for purposes of this chapter if the conviction has been expunged or set aside, or is an offense for which the person has been pardoned or has had civil rights restored (if the law of the applicable jurisdiction provides for the loss of civil rights under such an offense) unless the pardon, expungement, or restoration of civil rights expressly provides that the person may not ship, transport, possess, or receive firearms.

18 U.S.C 922 (3) imposes punishment for being a drug addict, which was found to be unconstitutional by SCOTUS in Robinson v. California in 1962.^[21]

While many states upon completion of a sentence automatically reinstate rights to vote, sit on a jury, or serve in public office, no states restore gun ownership rights upon completion of a sentence, with the exception of Wyoming.^[22] Some states reinstate rights depending on the crime convicted of, and others have a petition process. In 2023 the state of Wyoming became the first state to automatically restore gun ownership rights to non-violent felons, who complete their sentence; W.S. §7-13-105 went into effect on July 1, 2023 and allows individuals that are convicted as a first time, non-violent felon, to have their right to vote, serve on a jury, hold public office and possess a firearm restored five years after their completion of sentence including applicable periods of probation or parole.^[23] Those convicted of a federal offense must contact the Office of the Pardon Attorney, Department of Justice, to receive a presidential pardon. Under the Department's rules governing petitions for executive clemency, 28 C.F.R. §§ 1.1 et seq., an applicant must satisfy a minimum waiting period of five years before he becomes eligible to apply for a presidential pardon of his federal conviction.

According to a 21 Sep 2011 "Open Letter to All Federal Firearms Licensees" from the ATF, holders of state-issued medical marijuana cards are automatically "prohibited people" under 18 U.S.C 922 (g)(3) and "shipping, transporting, receiving or possessing firearms or ammunition" by a medical marijuana card holder is a violation.^[24]

Additionally, 18 U.S.C 922 (x) generally prohibits people under 18 years of age from possessing handguns or handgun ammunition with certain exceptions for employment, target practice, education, and a handgun possessed while defending the home of the juvenile or a home in which they are a guest.^[25] On January 25, 2025 the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit made a landmark opinion in the case of Reese v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), holding that 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(b)(1) and (c)(1), which prohibit federal firearms licensees (FFLs) from selling handguns to individuals aged 18 to 20, are unconstitutional under the Second Amendment.^[26] The case arose from three non-profit youth sport shooting group's who were unable to obtain handguns from an FFL dealer due to their members being under 21, they filed a suit alleging that 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(b)(1) and (c)(1) not only violates the Second Amendment but also the Fifth Amendment's equal protection clause.^[27]

The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993 created the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) to prevent firearms sales to such prohibited people.

The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 strengthened bans against domestic abusers by enforcing domestic violence protection orders which barred people subject to family violence protection orders from having firearms.^[19]

In 2025, a federal court ruling struck down 18 U.S.C 922 (g)(3) as being unconstitutional when applied to occasional users of marijuana and other drugs, so long as they are not impaired at the time of possession or use of a firearm.^[28] The 2025 ruling stems from a unanimous ruling in August of 2023 in which a three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed the April 2022 conviction of Patrick Daniels, Jr. who was charged with several counts of unlawful possession of a firearm after law enforcement officers searched his car during a stop and found marijuana butts and two loaded firearms; a drug test wasn't administered but Daniels admitted to being a regular user; the court's ruling stated "history and tradition may support some limits on an intoxicated person’s right to carry a weapon, but it does not justify disarming a sober citizen based exclusively on his past drug usage nor does it support permanently disarming nonviolent drug users".^[29] This ruling was appealed to the Supreme Court of the United States who reversed the opinion of the 5th Circuit Court and ordered them to rehear the case in light of it being found Daniels was also under an order of protection for domestic violence.^[28] On January 6, 2025 the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals issued a revised ruling based on Daniels domestic violence charge and the SCOTUS ruling that it is not unconstitutional and in line with history to disarm someone who is threatening physical violence.^[28] Their revised ruling determined that "922(g)(3) was not per se unconstitutional" and allowed the statute itself to stand, agreeing it was valid if it was determined an individual was actively impaired by illegal drug use at the time; but also determined it could not be used to constitutionally disarm someone for life, based solely on habitual or occasional drug use. The conclusion of their opinion stated that 922(g)(3) might apply to someone whose drug use is so frequent "that is renders them continually impaired".

Thomas J. Dodd

United States Senator from Connecticut

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_J._Dodd

Dodd was the father of Christopher Dodd, who served in the Senate from 1981 to 2011, and Thomas J. Dodd Jr., who was a U.S. ambassador from 1993 to 2001.

Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brady_Handgun_Violence_Prevention_Act

The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (Pub.L. 103–159, 107 Stat. 1536, enacted November 30, 1993), often referred to as the Brady Act, the Brady Bill or the Brady Handgun Bill, is an Act of the United States Congress that mandated federal background checks on firearm purchasers in the United States. It also imposed a five-day waiting period on purchases until the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) was implemented in 1998. Introduced by U.S. representative Chuck Schumer of New York, the Brady Act was a landmark legislative enactment during the Clinton administration. The act was appended to the end of Section 922 of Title 18, United States Code. The intention of the act was to prevent persons with previous serious convictions from purchasing firearms.

Gun control advocacy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Brady#Gun_control_advocacy

With his wife Sarah Brady, who served as chairman of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Brady lobbied for stricter handgun control and assault weapon restrictions. The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, also known as "the Brady Bill", was named in his honor.

Connecting the Dots:

Thomas J. Dodd was the prosecutor for the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg and Christopher J. Dodd’s father.

Precursors of the passage of the Gun Control Act were Senate Bill 1975[7] in 1963, "A Bill to Regulate the Interstate Shipment of Firearms", and Senate Bill 1592 in 1965, "A Bill to Amend the Federal Firearms Act of 1938". Both were introduced by Senator Thomas J. Dodd but in both cases the bill was met with fierce opposition, effectively shutting down the earliest efforts for gun control legislation regarding the mail-order rifles. The bill was once again introduced into the House of Representatives by the House Judiciary Committee on January 10, 1967,[8] with this instance resulting in the bill staying on the legislative docket.

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Susan A. Buffett is a director at the ONE Campaign and Warren E. Buffett’s daughter.

Howard G. Buffett is a director at the ONE Campaign and Warren E. Buffett’s son.

Michael R. Bloomberg is an advocate for the ONE Campaign, the founder of Everytown for Gun Safety, a co-chair for Mayors Against Illegal Guns, the founder of the Independence USA PAC and was a contributor for the Americans for Responsible Solutions.

John J. Mack is a director at the Bloomberg Family Foundation and an advisory board member for Everytown for Gun Safety.

Everytown for Gun Safety is a “Gun Safety, Gun Control” group for guns.

Mayors Against Illegal Guns is a “Gun Safety, Gun Control” group for guns.

Independence USA PAC is a “Gun Safety, Gun Control” PAC for guns.

Americans for Responsible Solutions is a “Gun Safety, Gun Control” PAC for guns.

Bloomberg Family Foundation was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank), the Library of Congress and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

James H. Billington was the librarian for the Library of Congress and a trustee at the American Film Institute.

Christopher J. Dodd is a trustee at the American Film Institute, the chairman for the Motion Picture Association of America, married to Jackie Clegg Dodd and Thomas J. Dodd’s son.

Jackie Clegg Dodd is married to Christopher J. Dodd, a director at the Public Welfare Foundation, a director at the Public Welfare Foundation and was the vice chairman & first VP for the Export-Import Bank of the US.

Center for Economic and Policy Research was a funder for the Public Welfare Foundation.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Center for Economic and Policy Research.

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Penny S. Pritzker is a director at the Export-Import Bank of the US, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, was the secretary at the U.S. Department of Commerce for the Barack Obama administration, the national finance chair, fundraiser for the 2008 Barack Obama presidential campaign, a co-chair for the 2009 Barack Obama inaugural committee, a fundraiser, national co-chair for the 2012 Barack Obama presidential campaign, a contributor for the 2013 Barack Obama inaugural committee and the host for the Barack Obama fund-raising dinner, 7/2/2008.

R. Eden Martin is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago and counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.

Newton N. Minow is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and an honorary trustee at the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Andrew Carnegie was the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.

Cameron F. Kerry is a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and John F. Kerry’s brother.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and

is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the American Constitution Society.

Eric H. Holder Jr. was a board member for the American Constitution Society and is the attorney general at the U.S. Department of Justice for the Barack Obama administration.

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is a division of the U.S. Department of Justice.

Elizabeth M. Brown was an executive director at the American Constitution Society and is the White House staff secretary for the Barack Obama administration.

Walter E. Dellinger III is a board of advisers member for the American Constitution Society and was the acting solicitor general for the U.S. Department of Justice.

Barbra Streisand Foundation was a funder for the American Constitution Society.

Barbra Streisand is the founder of the Barbra Streisand Foundation, a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association (NRA) enemies list listed in 2013.

Drew Barrymore is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association (NRA) enemies list listed in 2013.

Richard Belzer is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association (NRA) enemies list listed in 2013.

Benjamin Bratt is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association (NRA) enemies list listed in 2013.

Betty Buckley is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association (NRA) enemies list listed in 2013.

Steve Carell is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association (NRA) enemies list listed in 2013.

Judy Collins is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association (NRA) enemies list listed in 2013.

Sheryl Crow is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association (NRA) enemies list listed in 2013.

Billy Crystal is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association (NRA) enemies list listed in 2013.

Matt Damon is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association (NRA) enemies list listed in 2013.

Art Garfunkel is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association (NRA) enemies list listed in 2013.

Jennifer Garner is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association (NRA) enemies list listed in 2013.

Richard Gere is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association (NRA) enemies list listed in 2013.

Kathie Lee Gifford is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association (NRA) enemies list listed in 2013.

Kate Hudson is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association (NRA) enemies list listed in 2013.

Diane Keaton is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association (NRA) enemies list listed in 2013.

David E. Kelley is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association (NRA) enemies list listed in 2013.

Ricki Lake is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association (NRA) enemies list listed in 2013.

Denis Leary is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association (NRA) enemies list listed in 2013.

Spike Lee was a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association (NRA) enemies list listed in 2013.

Barry Manilow is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association (NRA) enemies list listed in 2013.

Conan O'Brien is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association (NRA) enemies list listed in 2013.

Rosie O'Donnell is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association (NRA) enemies list listed in 2013.

Amy Poehler is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association (NRA) enemies list listed in 2013.

Debbie Reynolds is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association (NRA) enemies list listed in 2013.

Britney Spears is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association (NRA) enemies list listed in 2013.

Patrick Stewart is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association (NRA) enemies list listed in 2013.

Dick Van Dyke is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association (NRA) enemies list listed in 2013.

Reese Witherspoon was a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association (NRA) enemies list listed in 2013.

Catherine Zeta-Jones is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client, married to Michael Douglas and made the National Rifle Association (NRA) enemies list listed in 2013.

Michael Douglas is married to Catherine Zeta-Jones, a friend of George Soros, a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association (NRA) enemies list listed in 2013.

Mike Farrell made the National Rifle Association (NRA) enemies list listed in 2013 and is an advisory board member for the Center for International Policy.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Center for International Policy.

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, a friend of Michael Douglas and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Center for International Policy, and the People for the American Way.

Barbra Streisand Foundation was a funder for the Center for International Policy.

Barbra Streisand is the founder of the Barbra Streisand Foundation, a trustee at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client and made the National Rifle Association (NRA) enemies list listed in 2013.

Lyn Davis Lear is a trustee at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, married to Norman Lear, a trustee at the Sundance Institute and a director at the Lear Family Foundation.

Sally Field is a trustee emeritus at the Sundance Institute and was a trustee at the Sundance Institute.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Sundance Institute.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Kenneth D. Cole is a trustee at the Sundance Institute and married to Maria Cuomo Cole.

Maria Cuomo Cole is married to Kenneth D. Cole and a trustee at the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence.

Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence is a “Gun Safety, Gun Control” group for guns, named for James Scott Brady and a national partner with the America Votes.

Planned Parenthood Action Fund is a national partner with the America Votes.

People for the American Way is a national partner with America Votes.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the People for the American Way.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Lear Family Foundation was a funder for People for the American Way.

Norman Lear is the president of the Lear Family Foundation, a director at People for the American Way and married to Lyn Davis Lear.

Margery Tabankin is a director at the People for the American Way and the treasurer for the Barbra Streisand Foundation.

Michael Moore is a William Morris Endeavor Entertainment client, an Ari Emanuel client and made the National Rifle Association (NRA) enemies list listed in 2013.

Ari Emanuel is Michael Moore is his client, Rahm I. Emanuel’s brother, and the co-CEO & director for William Morris Endeavor Entertainment.

Rahm I. Emanuel is Ari Emanuel’s brother, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and was the White House chief of staff for the Barack Obama administration.

Ezekiel Emanuel is Ari Emanuel & Rahm I. Emanuel’s brother, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and was the founding chair of the Department of Bioethics at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) the health care policy adviser at the U.S. Office of Management and Budget for the Barack Obama administration.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, and a supporter for the Center for American Progress.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

Carnegie Corporation of New York was a funder for the Center for American Progress and a supporter for the American Society for Muslim Advancement.