ATF History Timeline

 
March 1791
Domestic Tax on Alcohol and Tobacco Act of 1791

Act of July 31, 1789

Domestic Tax on Alcohol and Tobacco Act of 1791

Act of July 24, 1813

July 1, 1862 Revenue Act

Oleomargarine Act of 1886

War Revenue Act of October 3, 1917

18th Amendment 1919 (National Prohibition Act)

Bureau of Prohibition Act, March 3, 1927 (44 Stats. 1381)

Prohibition Reorganization Act of May 27, 1930

21st Amendment 1933 - The 21st Amendment repealed Prohibition

National Firearms Act, 1934

Federal Firearms Act, 1938

1941 ATU commissioned to enforce the Federal Firearms Act and the National Firearms Act

Gun Control Act of 1968 (and its subsequent amendments)

Title XI of the Organized Crime Act of 1970

Treasury Department Order 221

Crime Gun Tracing

Amended Wagering Law

Contraband Cigarette Act

Arson for Profit

Armed Career Criminal Act

Anti-Arson Act

Alcoholic Beverage Labeling Act

Waco, Texas

First World Trade Center Bombing

Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act

Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act

Oklahoma City Bombing

Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act

Church Arson Prevention Act

September 11, 2001

Homeland Security Act

Safe Explosives Act

Transfer of ATF to U.S. Department of Justice

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