1994 Assault Weapons Ban

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:affects 19 named models of semi-automatic firearms
firearms with certain military-style features
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dateEnacted September 13, 1994
gptkbp:dateExpired September 13, 2004
gptkbp:debatedBy gptkb:Second_Amendment
gun control
gptkbp:duration 10 years
gptkbp:effect mixed, studies show limited impact on overall gun crime
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:excludes firearms lawfully possessed before enactment
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1994 Assault Weapons Ban
gptkbp:legacy influenced state-level assault weapon bans
subject of ongoing political debate
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Public_Safety_and_Recreational_Firearms_Use_Protection_Act
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:National_Rifle_Association
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Violent_Crime_Control_and_Law_Enforcement_Act_of_1994
gptkbp:prohibits manufacture of certain semi-automatic firearms defined as assault weapons
transfer of large capacity ammunition feeding devices
gptkbp:repealedBy No, expired by sunset provision
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Bill_Clinton
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Dianne_Feinstein
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Justice
gptkbp:sunsetProvision Yes
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:Brady_Campaign_to_Prevent_Gun_Violence
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Federal_Assault_Weapons_Ban
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6