Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Violent_Crime_Control_and_Law_Enforcement_Act_of_1994
gptkb:Crime_Control_Act_of_1970
gptkbp:citation gptkb:82_Stat._197
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:42_U.S.C._§_3711_et_seq.
gptkbp:containsProvision federal gun control measures
prohibition of firearm possession by convicted felons
prohibition of mail-order handguns
regulation of electronic surveillance
regulation of wiretapping
prohibition of interstate trade in handguns to individuals under 21
gptkbp:dateEnacted June 19, 1968
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:established gptkb:Law_Enforcement_Assistance_Administration
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
gptkbp:location gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:publicLawNumber gptkb:Public_Law_90-351
gptkbp:purpose to assist state and local governments in reducing crime and improving law enforcement
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Fourth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
gptkb:Gun_Control_Act_of_1968
gptkb:Title_III_(Wiretap_Act)
gptkbp:repealedBy Title III replaced previous wiretap laws
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:Safe_Streets_Act
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
gptkbp:subject gptkb:law_enforcement
criminal justice
electronic surveillance
wiretapping
gun control
gptkbp:title gptkb:Omnibus_Crime_Control_and_Safe_Streets_Act_of_1968
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Title_III_of_the_Omnibus_Crime_Control_and_Safe_Streets_Act_of_1968
gptkb:Wiretap_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5