09302011 - Senator Lautenberg marks 15 years of DV gun BAN - Federal Lautenberg Amendment

U.S Senator Frank Lautenberg [NJ]

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Lautenberg Marks 15 Years of Domestic Violence Gun Ban
Law Has Protected Families and Victims by Stoping 200,000 Gun Sales to Abusers
Lautenberg Press Office, 202-224-3224
Friday, September 30, 2011
http://lautenberg.senate.gov/newsroom/record.cfm?id=334241&

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) marked 15 years since legislation he authored was signed into law to prohibit individuals convicted of domestic violence misdemeanors from buying or possessing firearms. Since it was enacted in 1996, the law has succeeded in keeping guns out of the hands of spousal and child abusers on approximately 200,000 occasions.

“Over the past 15 years, this law has made a significant impact on the lives of innocent women and children. Instead of living in fear, domestic violence victims have protections from gun violence as they rebuild their lives,” Lautenberg said. “The law is plain and simple: If you are convicted of assaulting your wife or beating your child, we are not going to allow you to arm yourself with a gun. Common-sense laws like this have made our country safer and I will continue working in Washington and fighting the gun lobby to protect our families from gun violence.”

The Domestic Violence Gun Ban was approved in Congress and signed into law in 1996 by former President Bill Clinton as part of the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997. This law specifically bans the shipment, transport, sale or ownership of guns by individuals convicted of domestic violence.

Sen. Lautenberg is a leader in Congress for responsible gun safety measures. Earlier this year, he introduced a package of three common-sense bills that would ban high-capacity gun magazines, close the gun show loophole, and keep deadly weapons out of the hands of criminals and terrorists.

ALSO SEE:
18 U.S.C. § 921: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE GUN BAN; THE LAUTENBERG AMENDMENT
http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/2011/09/18-usc-921-domestic-violence-gun-ban.html

MCL 769.4A: MICHIGAN'S LOOPHOLE TO THE LAUTENBERG AMENDMENT
http://michiganoidv.blogspot.com/2011/09/mcl-7694a-michigans-loophole-to.html