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"Saturday Night Specials"
In 1975, President Gerald Ford escaped two assassination attempts, both made with "Saturday Night Specials." Many citizens blamed these small, easy-to-conceal handguns for rising crime rates. The D.C. Firearms Control Regulations Act passed, soon after. The Supreme Court invalidated, the act in District of Columbia v. Heller (2008), ruling that gun ownership is an individual right.
"The Saturday Night Special: A major cause of
heartburn," circa 1975, Records of the U.S. House of Representatives |