Assault Weapons Ban : Review of Federal Laws Controlling Possession of Certain Firearms.

Reviews the 1994 assault weapons ban (the Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act), the history of Federal attempts to ban or substantially regulate the possession of certain classes of firearms, and the case rulings on alleged defects in the statutory schemes or on the constituti...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1995-1996.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Judge-made law. Constitutional law. Firearms. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Reviews the 1994 assault weapons ban (the Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act), the history of Federal attempts to ban or substantially regulate the possession of certain classes of firearms, and the case rulings on alleged defects in the statutory schemes or on the constitutionality of the laws in effect before the passage of the 1994 legislation.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.