Upon first passage, the Sullivan Act required licenses for New Yorkers to possess Timothy Sullivan, a notoriously corrupt Tammany Hall politician, it dates to 1911, and is still in force, making it one of the older existing gun control laws in the United States.
The Sullivan Act required licenses for New Yorkers. This was upon first passage. This was to possess Timothy Sullivan it dates to 1911, and is still in force, making it one of the older existing gun control laws in the United States. Timothy Sullivan was a notoriously corrupt Tammany Hall politician.