Firearms Prohibitions and Domestic Violence Convictions : The Lautenberg Amendment.

Discusses amendment to the Gun Control Act of 1968, that prohibit persons who have been convicted at any time of domestic violence misdemeanors from possessing firearms. Outlines elements of prohibition on firearm possession and statutory defenses available to such a charge, and discusses dispositio...

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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], 2001.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Constitutional law. Crime prevention. Family violence. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Discusses amendment to the Gun Control Act of 1968, that prohibit persons who have been convicted at any time of domestic violence misdemeanors from possessing firearms. Outlines elements of prohibition on firearm possession and statutory defenses available to such a charge, and discusses disposition of legal challenges to Constitutional validity of amendment.
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.