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JFK Death Spur to Federal Gun Control Legislation
The Kennedy assassination and the Oswald case sparked renewed push for federal small arms controls. Senator Dodd's bill would tighten interstate gun commerce, require age verification, and mandate gun package markings, while mail order sales draw criticism from officials, dealers, and the NRA.
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Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Washington
NEA
United States
Kennedy
Sears Roeburk & Co
Thomas Dodd
D-Conn
Senate Commerce Committee
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
United Stat
Lee Harvey Oswald
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division
Internal Revenue Service
New Jersey
Dodd
Senate
Los Angeles
Phoenix
Ariz
California
Railway Express
Webley
Juvenilles
Mmerecco
Express Company
Colt
Remington
Winchester
Connecticut
National Rifle Association
Hawaii
Missouri
Massachusetts
Michi