Federal Assault Weapons Ban (expired in 2004)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:affects magazines holding more than 10 rounds
19 specific models and copies of semi-automatic firearms
gptkbp:dateEnacted gptkb:Violent_Crime_Control_and_Law_Enforcement_Act_of_1994
September 13, 1994
gptkbp:dateExpired September 13, 2004
gptkbp:debatedBy gptkb:Second_Amendment
gun control
gptkbp:duration 10 years
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:grandfatherClause firearms and magazines lawfully possessed before the ban remained legal
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Federal Assault Weapons Ban (expired in 2004)
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notRenewedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Public_Safety_and_Recreational_Firearms_Use_Protection_Act
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:National_Rifle_Association
gptkbp:prohibits manufacture of certain semi-automatic firearms defined as assault weapons
transfer of large capacity ammunition feeding devices
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Second_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
Gun politics in the United States
Assault weapon laws in the United States
gptkbp:repealedBy No, expired by sunset provision
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Bill_Clinton
gptkbp:subjectOf numerous studies on effectiveness
gptkbp:sunsetProvision 10 years
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:Brady_Campaign_to_Prevent_Gun_Violence
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Public_Law_103-322
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7