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Assault
Weapons Ban -- Set to on Expire Sept 13
Ban should be extended for another 10 years
LACP Opinion
September 9, 2004
This is a no-brainer ... or it should be ...
Ten years ago, the Senate, the House of Representatives, and the
President of the United States stood up for the safety of the American
people and against the National Rifle Association, and passed one
of the most important public safety measures this country has seen,
the Federal ban on assault weapons.
That legislation was designed to dry up the supply of assault weapons
over time. It was also designed so that no legitimate gun owner
would lose their gun. And none have.
The ban has reduced the rate of banned assault weapons traced to
crime by two-thirds, enjoys support from seventy-five percent of
the American public, and has been endorsed by virtually every major
law enforcement group in the nation.
The American people have supported the ban and their support has
never waived. Today almost three-fourths of the American public
supports the ban, as do more than two-thirds of gun owners.
Law enforcement supported the ban in 1994, and their support has
never waived either. Every major law enforcement organization in
the country supports renewing this ban, and countless individual
chiefs of police, sheriffs, and line officers have put themselves
on the line to express their support, too.
We
have written extensively about this issue here at LA Community Policing.
Here's what California's two U.S. Senators and LAPD's Chief of Police
have said:
U.S.
Senator Feinstein Calls on President Bush to Take Active Role
by Senator Dianne Feinstein
..In
a speech on the Senate Floor, Senator Feinstein called upon
President Bush to actively work to pass the renewal of the ban.
Unless Congress and the President act, the assault weapons ban
will expire on September 13. The ban, which was approved in
1994, prohibits the domestic manufacture and import of 19 types
of semi-automatic assault weapons.
Read her full speech ... |
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U.S.
Senator Boxer on the Assault Weapons Ban
by Senator Barbara Boxer ..The
ban on assault weapons has saved countless lives since enacted
in 1994, including the lives of our brave and selfless police
officers who are working to keep our communities safe. Police
lobbied for this ban when it first came before Congress because
they had first-hand knowledge of the unique and severe threat
posed by assault weapons.
Read her full statement ... |
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Chief
Bratton: Renew the Assault-Weapons Ban
by LAPD Chief William Bratton ..In
an open letter that appeared in the Daily News, Chief Bratton
calls for the renewal of the Assault-Weapons Ban, which is soon
to expire. His voice joins that of many nationwide law enforcement
officials, as well as politicians at the local, State and Federal
levels. We have written extensively about this issue here at
LA Community Policing.
Read the Chief's letter ... |
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