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George II

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7. Almost everyone has admitted that parts of the law went too far, INCLUDING Biden a number of times..
Thu May 30, 2019, 06:05 PM
May 2019

The law as a whole expired ten years later in 2004. Certain parts of it were extended (not sure of the details) but it obviously wasn't intended to be permanent.

The climate in America back then was pleading for action to get crime under control. Many provisions in the bill were positively received.

Here's are major provisions of the law:

Federal Assault Weapons Ban
Federal Death Penalty Act
Elimination of higher education for inmates
Violence Against Women Act
Driver's Privacy Protection Act
Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act
Community Oriented Policing Services

People also need to keep in mind that it's a FEDERAL law, and some aspects of it, like the Federal Death Penalty Act and added Federal crimes, apply only at the Federal level. I'm against the Death Penalty, but in the 25 years since it was passed, only three Federal prisoners have been executed.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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You're exactly right. It was well received at the time and no one envisioned how it would turn out. George II May 2019 #8
Almost everyone has admitted that parts of the law went too far, INCLUDING Biden a number of times.. George II May 2019 #7
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