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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:legislation
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gptkbp:affectedArea
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:citation
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Columbine High School massacre discussions
Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting discussions
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gptkbp:codifiedIn
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gptkb:18_U.S.C._§_921(a)(30)
gptkb:18_U.S.C._§_922(v)
gptkb:18_U.S.C._§_922(w)
gptkb:18_U.S.C._§_922(y)
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gptkbp:dateEnacted
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1994-09-13
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gptkbp:dateExpired
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2004-09-13
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gptkbp:debatedBy
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gptkb:United_States_House_of_Representatives
gptkb:United_States_Senate
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gptkbp:defines
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19 models and features of semi-automatic firearms
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gptkbp:duration
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10 years
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gptkbp:enactedBy
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gptkb:United_States_Congress
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gptkbp:excludes
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certain firearms for sporting purposes
law enforcement and government use
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gptkbp:grandfatherClause
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weapons and magazines lawfully possessed before enactment were not banned
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Federal Assault Weapons Ban
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gptkbp:impactStudies
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mixed findings on effectiveness
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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mass shootings in the early 1990s
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gptkbp:legacy
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influenced federal gun control proposals
influenced state-level assault weapon bans
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gptkbp:legalChallenge
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faced lawsuits but upheld during its duration
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gptkbp:mediaCoverage
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extensive national debate
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:1994_Assault_Weapons_Ban
gptkb:AWB
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gptkbp:notReenacted
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as of 2024
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gptkbp:notRenewed
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2004
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gptkbp:notRetroactive
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did not require surrender of existing weapons
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gptkbp:officialName
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gptkb:Public_Safety_and_Recreational_Firearms_Use_Protection_Act
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gptkbp:opposedBy
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gptkb:National_Rifle_Association
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Violent_Crime_Control_and_Law_Enforcement_Act_of_1994
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gptkbp:penalty
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criminal penalties for violations
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gptkbp:prohibits
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manufacture of certain semi-automatic firearms defined as assault weapons
transfer of large capacity ammunition feeding devices
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gptkbp:publicOpinion
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remains divided
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Assault_Weapons_Ban_of_2013
state assault weapon bans
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gptkbp:renewalAttempts
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multiple bills introduced but not passed
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gptkbp:repealedBy
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sunset provision
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gptkbp:section
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gptkb:Title_XI_of_the_Violent_Crime_Control_and_Law_Enforcement_Act
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gptkbp:signedBy
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gptkb:Bill_Clinton
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gptkbp:sponsor
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gptkb:Dianne_Feinstein
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gptkbp:subjectOf
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gun control debate in the United States
studies on gun violence
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gptkbp:supportedBy
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gptkb:Handgun_Control,_Inc.
gptkb:Brady_Campaign
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Dianne_Feinstein
gptkb:Violent_Crime_Control_and_Law_Enforcement_Act
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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