HISTORY
ASSASSINATIONS
Gun Laws
100

What war involved the earliest recorded cases involving a simple firearms identification?

Civil War

100

John Wilkes Booth used a .44-caliber Philadelphia Deringer pistol to assassinate this president.

President Abraham Lincoln

100

This protects the right to keep and bear arms and is a central point of contention in debates about gun laws.

Second Amendment of the US Constitution 

200

What was the primary firearm used by "Billy the Kid"? 

.45 Colt Single-Action Revolver

200

James Earl Ray assassinated Dr. Martin Luther King with what caliber rifle?

.30-06 Springfield

200

Starting July 4, 2024, Louisiana residents of this age can carry a concealed handgun in public without a permit, as long as they are legally able to possess a firearm

18 years of age or older

300

He invented a gun that fired multiple times without reloading, advanced manufacturing, and created a mass market.

Samuel Colt

300

Lee Harvey Oswald used what rifle to assassinate President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963?

A 6.5mm Mannlicher-Carcano  

300

Penalties for machine gun violations include imprisonment of up to how many years, a fine of up to $250,000, or both for possessing an unregistered machine gun.

10 Years

400

This famous American Sniper and Navy Seal had over 160 confirmed kills.

Chris Kyle

400

A man rushed forward and shot this activist once in the chest with a sawed-off shotgun and two other men charged the stage firing semi-automatic handguns

Malcolm X

500

This famous massacre on February 14, 1929, in Chicago, IL is significant to the field of firearms examination because of the analyses done by Calvin Goddard.

St. Valentine's Day Massacre

500

What three US presidents were shot but survived?

President: Roosevelt, Reagan, and Trump