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Banning Assault Weapons – A Legal Primer for State and Local Action
	A Publication of Legal Community Against Violence This report has been created to provide public officials, government attorneys, and gun violence prevention activists with a practical guide to the legal and policy issues surrounding the adoption and strengthening of assault weapon bans – particularly those at the state and local level. Although the report discusses the law in this area of firearms regulation, it does not offer, and is not intended to constitute, legal advice.
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	Report Without Appendices Statement on the Expiration of the Federal Assault Weapon Ban Preface Introduction: How to Use This Resource Why Ban Assault Weapons? A Brief History of Assault Weapon Regulation in the U.S. Is the Federal Assault Weapon Ban Adequate? Existing State and Local Assault Weapon Bans Why Push for State and Local Action? The Legal Background How Can LCAV Help
	Appendix A: Assault Weapon Laws in the United States Appendix B: Snapshot Comparison of Federal and State Assault Weapon Bans Appendix C: Profiles of Federal and State Assault Weapon Bans and Litigation Appendix D: Common Legal Challenges to Laws Banning Assault Weapons Appendix E: Excerpts of the Federal Assault Weapon Ban Appendix F: Excerpts of the California Assault Weapon Ban Appendix G: LCAV Model Law to Ban Assault Weapons
	April 2004 Reissued September 2004 Reprinted August 2005 Copyright © 2004 by Legal Community Against Violence. All Rights Reserved. LCAV is available to help public officials and advocates develop effective, legally defensible assault weapon laws. We can review regulatory options, and assist with the research, analysis and drafting of such laws. Please contact us at 415-433-2062, or via e-mail at stateandlocalbans@lcav.org.

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