NRA Gun Control Legislation Killed By 2003, firearms are expected to cause the greatest number of injury-related deaths in the United States, even surpassing car accidents. Poll after poll has revealed that a majority of Americans favor stricter gun control laws. Five recent suburban school shootings have shown that when guns and children mix, the result is tragedy. Yet gun control legislation remains at a standstill. The fight for stricter gun control laws has not been without its victories. In 1968, Congress passed the Gun Control Act in the wake of the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr., President John F. Kennedy, and Senator Robert Kennedy. The law imposed stricter licensing requirements, prohibited the sale of firearms to out-of-state residents, and prohibited mail-order gun sales and the importation of weapons not "suitable or readily adaptable to sporting purposes." The Crime Control Act of 1984 lengthened mandatory minimum sentences imposed on those who carry and use armor-piercing bullets to commit violent crimes. In 1993, the Brady Bill was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Bill Clinton. The law, named after James Brady, who was paralyzed in the 1981 assassination attempt on President Reagan, requires a five-day waiting period for firearm purchases. The 1994 "assault weapons" ban, passed despite a massive campaign by the National Rifle Association (NRA), banned nineteen assault-style weapons, including the Street Sweeper, a 12-gauge shotgun that can be fully unloaded in three seconds. The ban also covered many semi-automatic firearms. The NRA's attempt to repeal the law was thwarted in 1995, with the explosion of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, which killed 168 people... middle of paper... gun owner could be questioned before the authority judicial. the gun will fire; another technology would allow the owner to activate and deactivate their gun via remote control. If S.113 became law, it would be much more difficult for children and youth under the age of eighteen to fire the guns of their parents, relatives or friends. New Jersey's S.113 currently sits in the Senate Law and Public Safety Committee - there are not enough votes to get the bill out of committee. Although the NRA boasts several million members and a large amount of money, polls show they hold minority views. The fact that they helped prevent the passage of federal and state laws that would promote more gun control laws shows that the NRA minority is very vocal. If the majority were halved, tragedies such as school shootings could be avoided in the future.