The Sullivan Act was one of America’s first gun control laws.
A Senator from New York, Timothy Sullivan was a corrupt Tammany Hall politician who represented New York’s Red Hook district. Merchants and strangers passing through the Red Hook would routinely be relieved of their valuables by armed robbers, who were also Sullivan’s constituents. Soon, people traveling through Red Hook began to arm themselves in order to thwart off Red Hook robbers. This outraged the Red Hook robbers. How dare people arm themselves in their district. It was cutting into profits. So, Sullivan’s outlaw constituents demanded that Sullivan introduce a law that would prohibit concealed carry of pistols, blackjacks, and daggers, thus reducing the risk to robbers from armed victims.
The Sullivan Act did for the criminal's back then what it does for the criminals of today.. It makes their life of crime much easier and much less risky.

The first gun control advocates were criminals.
And today's gun control advocates are criminals.
It's tradition.

"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."

Doesn't really seem like there's a lot of wiggle room in that does there?

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I have a Theory that the truth is never told between nine to five hours" - HST

That would be true if the Constitution was followed. It is not. The money is now the law of the land.

I'm forced to concede that point... it's tragic

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I have a Theory that the truth is never told between nine to five hours" - HST

Politicians often have a motive beyond serving the public.

Seemingly at least one political rival of Sullivans following the pasage of the law had the pockets sewn shut on his coat to avoid being charged with illegally carrying a firearm after 3 arrests.

It was much easier to get a permit if one was of certain political,economic and ethnic classes as it was a very effective tool of oppression and political manipulation.

The act had NO impact on homicide rates in the city. So on that strong record of success gun control laws crept onward.