Column: Assault rifle ban ignores statistics on weapons used to commit violent crime

By WALTER WILLIAMS Syndicated Columnist Friday, Nov. 1, 2019 — Gun control did not become politically acceptable until the Gun Control Act of 1968 signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The law’s primary focus was to regulate commerce in firearms by prohibiting interstate firearms transfers except among licensed manufacturers, dealers and importers. Today’s … Continue reading Column: Assault rifle ban ignores statistics on weapons used to commit violent crime