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	Federal assault weapons ban - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Federal Assault Weapons Ban, or AWB, was a provision of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, a federal law of the United States that included a prohibition on the sale of semiautomatic assault weapons manufactured after the date of the ban's enactment.
		During the period the law was in effect, it was illegal to manufacture any firearm that met the law's definiton of an assault weapon or any magazine capable of holding more than 10 rounds, except for export or for sale to a government or law enforcement agency.
		The features banned by the law, however, were primarily superficial accessories such as bayonet mounts and flash supressors, so when a weapon is banned as an assault weapon, the gun manufacturers complied with the law by removing the banned items, making the required superficial changes which render it legal again.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Assault_weapons_ban (1485 words)

	The information resource for the expiration of the 1994 semiauto ban! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		An assault rifle has a mechanism that allows for fully automatic firing, so that as long as the trigger is squeezed, cartridges will continue to be fired in rapid succession until the supply of ammunition is exhausted.
		And though the label "assault weapons" is relatively new, this type of firearm is not.
		The term ''rifle'' means a weapon designed or redesigned, made or remade, and intended to be fired from the shoulder and designed or redesigned and made or remade to use the energy of an explosive to fire only a single projectile through a rifled bore for each single pull of the trigger.
	www.awbansunset.com /whatis.html (2236 words)

	Keep and Bear Arms - Gun Owners Home Page - 2nd Amendment Supporters
		Exempt from the ban: "the United States or a department or agency of the United States or a State or a department, agency, or political subdivision of a State." In other words: government employees who are authorized to use machineguns to enforce the ban.
		To defeat the reauthorization of the unconstitutional "assault weapons ban" in Congress.
		Specifying a type of weapon for a ban is a tactic that leads to banning every weapon: it slowly whittles away at the opposition, until private ownership of firearms is but a memory.
	www.keepandbeararms.com /AWBan (1251 words)

	The information resource for the expiration of the 1994 semiauto ban! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		But the odds she faces to pass the weapons ban in the current Congress are probably steeper than they were in 1993, when the Senate narrowly approved the ban, or last March, when it passed 52-47 before dying in the body.
		Though the phrase "assault weapon" conjures up images of the rapid-fire machine guns used by the military, in fact the weapons covered by the ban function the same as any semiautomatic hunting rifle; they fire the exact same bullets with the exact same rapidity and produce the exact same damage as hunting rifles.
		While the so-called "assault weapons" ban was never really at the forefront of the presidential race, we don't need to be reminded of the promise anti-gun forces made that voters would retaliate en masse against President Bush for not actively pushing for the ban's renewal, resulting in a decisive defeat.
	www.awbansunset.com (10378 words)

	The Assault Weapons Ban
		Automatic weapons are capable of firing more than one bullet per trigger pull, and automatic weapons are capable of what is called “spray fire,” or unaimed, sustained fire.
		The assault weapons ban doesn’t affect automatic weapons at all, despite attempts to link the two in people’s minds.
		In addition, “assault weapons” were responsible for less than 1% of all deaths of law enforcement officers, even before the ban.
	www.spectacle.org /0304/assault.html (956 words)

	Assault Weapons Ban
		And the panel was put together at the direction of the President November 14, 1997, to examine the issue of whether or not guns that were banned in 1989 were in fact modified to circumvent the ban, and in fact whether or not they met the sporting purposes test.
		What happened is manufacturers of those same guns took off from the weapons the indicia of -- what were then decided to be indicia of military weapons -- bayonet studs, flash suppressors, night sights, folding stocks -- and in fact began to export to this country in essence the same weapon, the same functioning weapon.
		And then in 1994 Congress passed the Assault Weapons Ban, and in that ban was the recognition that large-capacity magazines are something that should be prohibited.
	cryptome.quintessenz.at /mirror/gun-ban.htm (6889 words)

	The 1994 Assault Weapons Ban (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Weapons manufactured, imported, or configured in such a manner prior to the passage of the 1994 Act were "grandfathered" as having a "pre-ban" status.
		Initially, the idea of a law to ban assault weapons seemed to enjoy widespread support among both the American people and members of Congress; but later, after the ban was already passed, the American people began to wake up to the fact that the promises of safer streets had been empty and impotent.
		Artificially inflated values of so-called pre-ban weapons will drop dramatically, as brand-new weapons roll off the factory milling machines and the cosmetically castrated weapons of the ten-year prohibitionary period will be legally modified by their owners to include all of those features once declared "too evil" to be on a modern civilian's rifle.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/news/817036/posts (5442 words)

	Fact Sheet: Assault Weapons Ban
		When the gun control side has it pointed out to them that their sweeping "assault weapons" bans will disarm large numbers of voters, they usually come back with a more limited bill which affects a certain number of scary-looking firearms that they claim are the choice of criminals.
		California's new assault weapons law bans firearms like the AK-47, which fires a 7.62x39 cartridge, and the UZI, which fires the same 9mm cartridge which more police departments are turning to for their departments' handguns.
		Assault weapons legislation not only disarms honest hunters and sportsmen while not further troubling the thug and his already illegal and far more deadly sawed-off 12-gauge shotgun, but it also cuts out the heart of the Second Amendment to our Constitution.
	www.gunowners.org /fs9403.htm (4812 words)

	NCPA - BA #102 - Will Banning Assault Weapons Reduce Crime?
		One of the reasons a ban on assault weapons is politically popular is that the public has been misled about what is being proposed.
		Proponents of bans on assault weapons say they want to target weapons that are only useful for shooting a person and have no practical value in hunting.
		Assault weapons are used in less than.0003 percent of crimes in New Jersey, according to testimony before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee.
	www.ncpa.org /ba/ba102.html (850 words)

	Senator Dianne Feinstein - Assault Weapons Ban (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The time has come for common sense laws to stop the proliferation of military-style assault weapons, while protecting the rights of law-abiding citizens who use guns for hunting, household defense, or legitimate recreational purposes," said Senator Feinstein.
		Weapons and ammunition clips that were manufactured prior to enactment of this law are not covered by the ban.
		In 1996, the House of Representatives voted to repeal the assault weapons ban.
	feinstein.senate.gov /assault_weapons_ban.html (274 words)

	KQED \| You Decide: Assault Weapons Ban
		Rifles subject to the ban are semiautomatic weapon: A gun that fires one bullet per pull of the trigger, as quickly as the user can repeat the action.
		The federal ban on assault weapons is due to expire on September 13, 2004.
		In March, 2004, an amendment to renew the ban was tacked onto a "gun immunity" bill that would have banned civil lawsuits brought against gun makers by the families of shooting victims.
	www.kqed.org /topics/news/perspectives/youdecide/pop/assault (516 words)

	Assaulting The Ban (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In the gun control debate, labels are often misleading: The "assault weapon ban" is no different, conjuring up images of machine guns, a view encouraged by the news media, which typically show machine guns in their stories on the ban.
		Yet, the 223-caliber Bushmaster rifle used in the sniper killings was neither a sniper rifle nor an "assault weapon." In fact, it is such a low powered rifle that in most states it is illegal to use it for even deer hunting precisely because of its low power, too frequently wounding and not killing deer.
		The AWB may have been thrown out in the mid 90's were it not for the OK City bombing, and that was used to denigrate right-wing white guys and take the heat of the Clinton Administration's handling of Waco.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1014507/posts (3551 words)

	Townhall.com :: Columns :: An assault on common sense by Rich Lowry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It was obvious at the time of the ban's passage in 1994 that it couldn't possibly have any effect on crime as advertised, which it hasn't.
		The assault-weapons ban was a product of the manufactured label "assault weapons." It's a wonder that other advocates haven't duplicated the experience by forging similar labels for things they want to ban.
		Kleck's estimate is that less than 2 percent of guns used in crimes were assault weapons, and that assault weapons were used in one of 400 violent crimes overall.
	www.townhall.com /columnists/richlowry/rl20030519.shtml (716 words)

	ajc.com \| News \| Bush and NRA clash over assault weapons ban \| ajc.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		At issue is legislation to be introduced by Senate Democrats on Thursday to continue the nationwide ban on semiautomatic assault weapons.
		Advocates on both sides of the issue say the White House appears to have made a bold political calculation: That the risk of alienating a core constituency is outweighed by appearing independent of the gun lobby, sticking to a campaign promise and supporting a measure that has broad popular appeal.
		But White House officials said the assault weapons ban was one case where the president and the NRA did not see eye to eye.
	www.ajc.com /news/content/news/0503/08assaultweapons.html (767 words)

	The Claremont Institute: Let a Bad Law Die (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The onerous federal ban on so-called assault weapons is set to expire in September.
		The activists did a bait-and-switch job on the public, encouraging the misperception that assault weapons are the same as machine guns.
		Assault weapons play a part in only a small percentage of crime.
	www.claremont.org /projects/doctors/040302wheeler.html (856 words)

	USATODAY.com - Federal ban on assault weapons expires (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The assault weapons ban expired at 12:01 a.m.
		He and other dealers say the end of the ban just means they can sell guns with features such as flash suppressors, folding stocks, larger magazines, pistol-type grips and a lug for attaching bayonets.
		For people who think handling assault weapons "is going to make your life," he said, "we got a place for you to go do it.
	www.usatoday.com /news/washington/2004-09-12-weapons-ban_x.htm (812 words)

	Staring Down the Barrel of The NRA (washingtonpost.com)
		The expiration of the assault weapons ban was a depressing but potentially valuable lesson in the rancid politics of gun control.
		Here is a chance to move the gun debate away from the vague terrain of "pro-gun" vs. "anti-gun" to a concrete discussion of a measure that 57 percent of those with a gun in their household and 32 percent of NRA members support.
		In the meantime, supporters of the weapons ban have to fight the ultimate sleight of hand from the other side: that the law is not broad enough to make a real difference.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A19109-2004Sep13.html (808 words)

	The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Congress won't renew ban on assault weapons
		The 10-year ban, signed by President Clinton in 1994, outlawed 19 types of military-style assault weapons.
		DeLay said the ban was "a feel-good piece of legislation" that does nothing to keep weapons out of the hands of criminals.
		In March, the Senate voted to add the ban to a bill that would have immunized gun manufacturers from liability suits stemming from violent gun crimes.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/nationworld/2002030876_congress09.html (421 words)

	Assault on Weapons Ban
		The national ban on semi-automatic assault weapons, singed into law by President Clinton in 1994, is set to expire Monday unless Congress acts to extend the ban.
		While gun manufacturers have used loopholes to create legal "knockoffs" of banned weapons - including the kind used by the D.C. snipers — and the NRA has aggressively lobbied against the ban, it remains popular with the public.
		But by that time, there will be plenty of new semi-automatic weapons on the street, as gun enthusiasts are already gearing up for the expiration.
	www.motherjones.com /news/dailymojo/2004/09/09_504.html (735 words)

	SitNews - An Expiration Date on Safety by Howard Dean (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		I have met parents whose kids were killed by assault weapons years ago and are bracing for more of the same.
		The expiration of the assault weapons ban also showed me something that is becoming a frequent occurrence with this administration: politics trumps conviction.
		President Bush, knowing the ban has overwhelming political support among American voters, said he would support the extension of the ban when he was a candidate for President in 2000.
	www.sitnews.us /HowardDean/091404_dean.html (536 words)

	Congress lets assault weapons ban expire - Politics - MSNBC.com
		Gun shop owners said the expiration of the ban will have little effect on the types of guns and accessories that are typically sold and traded across their counters every day.
		But advocates for the ban, including the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, point to some particularly vicious shootings in which military-style weapons were used — including the 10 killings in the sniper shooting spree that terrorized residents in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., in 2002.
		The expiration of the assault weapons ban does not mean the end of federal background checks.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/5946127 (879 words)

	Kerry Blasts Bush on Guns (washingtonpost.com)
		John F. Kerry blasted President Bush yesterday for allowing the ban on semiautomatic weapons to expire, as the Democratic nominee intensified his attack on the president's character, consistency and commitment to fighting terrorism.
		The 1994 assault weapons ban defined an assault weapon as a semiautomatic firearm that accepts a detachable magazine and has at least two assault-style features.
		Kerry said the statistics are proof the gun ban is working, though experts say it has had a negligible effect on crime rates.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A17815-2004Sep13.html (956 words)

	Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		S. To reauthorize the assault weapons ban, and for other purposes.
		To reauthorize the assault weapons ban, and for other purposes.
		This Act may be cited as the `Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2003'.
	www.theorator.com /bills108/s1431.html (1308 words)

	Honolulu Star-Bulletin Editorial - Our Opinion
		Proponents of moderate gun controls attached provisions to renew the 10-year ban on assault weapons and require background checks on customers at gun shows prompted the National Rifle Association to call back its troops.
		Clones of the banned weapons have appeared on the market, and one was used by the Washington, D.C.-area snipers who killed 10 people in 2002.
		The Washington state gun dealer who was the source of that assault weapon claims to have lost records of the transaction.
	starbulletin.com /2004/03/04/editorial/editorials.html (450 words)

	Toogood Reports Commentary: Lee R. Shelton IV
		During his 2000 campaign, candidate Bush voiced his support of the assault weapons ban that was passed during the Clinton administration.
		Like most federal laws, the assault weapons ban was originally passed with the assumption that Americans are willing to sacrifice liberty for safety.
		But Bush's position on the assault weapons ban may very well come back to haunt him when he seeks to reconnect with his conservative base in 2004.
	toogoodreports.com /column/general/shelton/20031113.htm (1507 words)

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