Federal assault weapons ban

The Federal Assault Weapons Ban, or AWB, was a provision of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, a federal law of the United States that included a prohibition on the sale of semiautomatic assault weapons manufactured after the date of the ban's enactment. The ten-year ban was passed by Congress on September 13, 1994 and was signed into law by President Bill Clinton the same day. The ban expired on September 13, 2004, as part of the law's sunset provision.

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Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 - Federal law - United States - Assault weapons - Congress - September 13 - 1994 - President - Bill Clinton - 2004 - Sunset provision

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