There was plenty of gun control enacted in the late 19th and early 20th century. It was targeted toward black southerners, however, and AFAIK rarely made it to the US Supreme Court. The laws were usually ruled more-or-less constitutional.

Here are 5 decisions: http://www.constitution.org/2ll/2ndcourt/state/18st.htm http://www.constitution.org/2ll/2ndcourt/state/23st.htm http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entry.php?rec=25 http://www.constitution.org/2ll/2ndcourt/state/154st.htm http://www.guncite.com/court/state/31ar455.html