The Assault Weapons Ban: Review of Federal Laws Controlling Possessions of Certain Firearms
Description:
This report reviews the 1994 assault weapons ban, which is effective for ten years on 19 types of semiautomatic assault weapons. The Act builds upon a 60-year history of federal regulation of firearms. The report also summarizes the pre-1994 federal gun control laws, analyzes the major cases relating to constitutional and statutory challenges to these laws, and reviews judicial and legislative developments since enactment of the ban.
Date:
December 1, 1995
Creator:
Schrader, Dorothy
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