Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act
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The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act (1994) is a piece of legislation, sponsored by Rep. Jack Brooks and supported by Sen. Barbara Boxer on the heels of the 1993 101 California shooting and passed by the US Congress, which expanded Federal law in several ways. Its most famous provision banned the manufacture of 19 specific semi-automatic "assault weapons" as well as many others defined by a combination of 5 features. This law also banned possession of newly manufactured magazines holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition. Other provisions of the law included a greatly expanded Federal death penalty, new classes of individual banned from possessing firearms, and a variety of new and federal offenses, in areas such as immigration law, hate crimes, sex offenses, and gang-related crime.
[edit] Assault Weapons Ban
Main article: Federal assault weapons ban (USA)
