The first federal gun law was passed in 1927 which made it illegal to send weapons through the mail. This law did not really prevent the trade of firearms because people would just ship them other ways such as, trains, boats and cars. To follow up on this law the congress passed the National Firearms Act of 1934...
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To follow up on this law the congress passed the National Firearms Act of 1934. This law consisted of, "Didn't actually outlaw machine guns or sawed-off shotguns, but it imposed a 200$ tax on their manufacture, sale, and ownership" (Henderson16). As you can see the Federal government began to step in early on in this nation's history...
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