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An '''assault weapons ban''' is [[Assault weapons legislation|legislation]] (proposed or enacted) which defines and bans assault weapons. It can also refer specifically to: |
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Revision as of 15:43, 6 May 2014
An assault weapons ban is legislation (proposed or enacted) which defines and bans assault weapons. It can also refer specifically to:
United States laws and bills
- The Roberti-Roos Assault Weapons Control Act of 1989, sometimes referred to as California's assault weapons ban.
- The Assault Weapons Ban of 1994 (AWB 1994), a federal-level U.S. law that expired in 2004 based on a sunset provision and is now defunct.
- The Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 (AWB 2013), a bill proposed after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting of December 2012 and that failed in Congress in April 2013.
Legislation in other countries
- The Canadian Firearms Act, strengthened in Canada in the years following the 1989 École Polytechnique Massacre in Montreal.
- The 1996 National Firearms Agreement and Buyback Program in Australia after the Port Arthur massacre.
- The Firearms (Amendment) Act 1997 effectively banned civilian handgun ownership in the U.K. after the Dunblane Primary School massacre.
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