June 19 in Firearms History

3 dates for gun owners on June 19

  • Military 1
  • Birthday 1
  • Law or Ruling 1
  1. Military1903 · 123 years ago

    M1903 Springfield Adopted

    June 19, 1903
    M1903 Springfield Adopted

    .30-06, Model 1903

  2. Birthday1952 · 74 years ago

    United States Army Special Forces Birthday

    Motto: De Oppresso Liber
    Founded: June 19, 1952, Fort Bragg, NC
    Nickname(s): Green Berets, Quiet Professionals
    Role: Counter-terrorism
    Founder: John F. Kennedy
    Motto: De Oppresso Liber
    Green Berets (1952)
  3. Law or Ruling1968 · 58 years ago

    Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act

    Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968

    • enacted June 19, 1968
    • Pub.L. 90–351, 82 Stat. 197
    • codified at 34 U.S.C. § 10101
    • legislation passed by the Congress of the United States
    • signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson
    • prohibited interstate trade in handguns
    • Increased the minimum age to 21 for buying handguns
    • established the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA)
    • set rules for obtaining wiretap orders in the United States