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Updated Assessment of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban: Impacts on Gun Markets and Gun Violence, 1994-2003

NCJ Number
204431
Author(s)
Christopher S. Koper; Daniel J. Woods; Jeffrey A. Roth
Date Published
June 2004
Length
113 pages
Annotation
This NIJ-funded report (NCJ 204431) details the effects of the 10-year ban on assault weapons enacted by Congress in 1994.
Abstract
This NIJ-funded report (NCJ 204431) details the effects of the 10-year ban on assault weapons enacted by Congress in 1994. An Updated Assessment of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban: Impacts on Gun Markets and Gun Violence, 1994–2003 covers the provisions of the assault weapons ban; explores the criminal use of assault weapons and large-capacity magazines before and after the ban; details the consequences of crimes committed with assault weapons and large-capacity magazines; discusses the mixed results of the ban; and speculates about the possible consequences of reauthorizing, modifying, or lifting the ban.

Grant Number(s)
2003-IJ-CX-1029
98-IJ-CX-0039
Sponsoring Agency
National Institute of Justice (NIJ)

999 N. Capitol St. NE, Washington, DC 20531, United States

Corporate Author
Jerry Lee Ctr of Criminology

University of Pennsylvania, 3814 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States

Sale Source
NCJRS Photocopy Services

Box 6000, Rockville, MD 20849-6000, United States

Jerry Lee Ctr of Criminology

University of Pennsylvania, 3814 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States

Publication Format
Document
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Legislation/Policy Analysis
Language
English
Country
United States of America

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