Federal Assault Weapons Ban
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The Federal Assault Weapons Ban was a U.S. law in effect from 1994 to 2004 that prohibited the manufacture for civilian use of certain semi-automatic firearms defined as assault weapons and large-capacity ammunition magazines.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Assault Weapons Ban | 1 |
| Federal Assault Weapons Ban canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7147578 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Federal Assault Weapons Ban Context triple: [Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, containsProvision, Federal Assault Weapons Ban]
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A.
Firearm Owners Protection Act
The Firearm Owners Protection Act is a 1986 U.S. federal law that revised and relaxed certain gun control provisions while adding new restrictions, including the ban on civilian ownership of newly manufactured machine guns.
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B.
National Firearms Act
The National Firearms Act is a U.S. federal law that tightly regulates certain categories of weapons—such as machine guns, short-barreled rifles and shotguns, and silencers—through registration, taxation, and transfer controls.
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C.
Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act
The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act is a U.S. federal law that established background checks and waiting periods for firearm purchases from licensed dealers to help prevent gun violence.
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D.
Gun Control Act of 1968
The Gun Control Act of 1968 is a landmark U.S. federal law that regulates the firearms industry and gun ownership, including licensing, sales restrictions, and prohibitions on possession by certain categories of individuals.
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E.
Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act
The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act is a U.S. federal law that shields firearms manufacturers and dealers from most civil liability lawsuits arising from the criminal misuse of their products by others.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Federal Assault Weapons Ban Target entity description: The Federal Assault Weapons Ban was a U.S. law in effect from 1994 to 2004 that prohibited the manufacture for civilian use of certain semi-automatic firearms defined as assault weapons and large-capacity ammunition magazines.
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A.
Firearm Owners Protection Act
The Firearm Owners Protection Act is a 1986 U.S. federal law that revised and relaxed certain gun control provisions while adding new restrictions, including the ban on civilian ownership of newly manufactured machine guns.
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B.
National Firearms Act
The National Firearms Act is a U.S. federal law that tightly regulates certain categories of weapons—such as machine guns, short-barreled rifles and shotguns, and silencers—through registration, taxation, and transfer controls.
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C.
Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act
The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act is a U.S. federal law that established background checks and waiting periods for firearm purchases from licensed dealers to help prevent gun violence.
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D.
Gun Control Act of 1968
The Gun Control Act of 1968 is a landmark U.S. federal law that regulates the firearms industry and gun ownership, including licensing, sales restrictions, and prohibitions on possession by certain categories of individuals.
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E.
Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act
The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act is a U.S. federal law that shields firearms manufacturers and dealers from most civil liability lawsuits arising from the criminal misuse of their products by others.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
ⓘ
gun control legislation ⓘ |
| affectedWeaponType |
semiautomatic pistols
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semiautomatic rifles ⓘ semiautomatic shotguns ⓘ |
| appliesTo | civilian firearm market in the United States ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| capacityThresholdForMagazines | more than 10 rounds ⓘ |
| controversialTopic |
Second Amendment interpretation
ⓘ
gun rights ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| definitionCriterion |
features-based definition of assault weapons
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named specific models of firearms ⓘ |
| endTime | 2004-09-13 ⓘ |
| enforcementAgency |
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
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United States Department of Justice ⓘ |
| exemption |
law enforcement use
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military use ⓘ |
| grandfatherClause | allowed possession of pre-ban weapons and magazines ⓘ |
| hadSunsetProvision | true ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
restricted new manufacture of large-capacity magazines for civilian market
ⓘ
restricted new manufacture of specified assault weapons for civilian market ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | title XI of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act ⓘ |
| legalStatusAfter2004 | expired ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| legislativeBranch |
United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
National Rifle Association
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linked to:
National Rifle Association of America
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| partOf | Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 ⓘ |
| policyArea |
crime prevention
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firearms regulation ⓘ |
| presidentDuringEnactment | Bill Clinton ⓘ |
| prohibitedActivity |
manufacture of certain semi-automatic firearms for civilian use
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transfer of certain semi-automatic firearms for civilian use ⓘ |
| prohibitedItem | large-capacity ammunition feeding devices ⓘ |
| prohibitedItem | semiautomatic firearms defined as assault weapons ⓘ |
| renewalAttempt | not renewed by Congress in 2004 ⓘ |
| shortName |
AWB
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Assault Weapons Ban ⓘ
linked to:
Federal Assault Weapons Ban
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| signedBy | Bill Clinton ⓘ |
| sponsorInSenate | Dianne Feinstein ⓘ |
| startTime | 1994-09-13 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
debate over effectiveness on gun violence
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empirical studies on impact on mass shootings ⓘ |
| sunsetDuration | 10 years ⓘ |
| supportedBy | gun control advocacy organizations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Federal Assault Weapons Ban Description of subject: The Federal Assault Weapons Ban was a U.S. law in effect from 1994 to 2004 that prohibited the manufacture for civilian use of certain semi-automatic firearms defined as assault weapons and large-capacity ammunition magazines.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
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containsProvision
→
Federal Assault Weapons Ban
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linked to: Federal Assault Weapons Ban