From Second Amendment to assault weapons ban: A look at U.S. gun
laws January 28, 2013 -- Updated 2002 GMT (0402 HKT) The
University of Texas- Austin clock tower shooter, 25-year-old
Charles Joseph Whitman, killed 16 and wounded at least 30 people
from his perch above the university grounds. 1966: Univ. of
Texas tower 1981: Ronald Reagan assassination attempt 1991:
Luby's cafeteria in Texas 1999: Columbine High School 2007:
Virginia Tech University 2009: Fort Hood, Texas 2009:
Binghamton, New York 2011: Tucson, Arizona, Safeway supermarket
2012: Aurora movie theater 2012: Sandy Hook Elementary School -
The Second Amendment gave Americans the right to bear arms in
1791 - Congress addressed gun violence in the 1930s in reaction
to organized crime - Political assassinations in the 1960s led
to the Gun Control Act of 1968 - Assault weapons ban in 1994
expired a decade later Washington (CNN) -- Mass shootings in
2012 reignited the debate over legislation to combat gun
violence. Here's a look at laws already on the