Originally published by AmmoLand.com. Washington DC – When President Lyndon Baines Johnson signed the Gun Control Act of 1968, he signed a bill that did not contain two of the items he wanted most–licensing requirements for all gun owners and registration for every gun in the country. LBJ responded to the omission of licensing and registration with words that proved to be a template for how Democrats would use mental illness as a springboard from which to push gun control in the 21st century. He said, “If guns are to be kept out of the hands of the criminal, out of the … Continue reading The Gun Control Push