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Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, I rise to speak about a common sense bill that will protect American citizens and law enforcement officers. The Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act is designed to restore and strengthen the ban on assault weapons that expired on September 13, 2004. The Government Accountability Office recently reported that 47 people on the terrorist watch list legally purchased firearms in this country last year. I personally believe that a person on the terrorist watch list, who isn't allowed to board a commercial airliner, should not be able to purchase any weapon. But they especially...

AN URGENT MESSAGE TO NRA MEMBERS: ONE MORE PUSH TO END THE CLINTON GUN BAN With only five days to go before the September 13th expiration of the 1994 Clinton gun ban, anti-gun activists across the nation are making a last stand to re-enact this ineffective legislation. But now time is running out. Congress is only in session three more days before the sunset, and because time is short, anti-gunners will be redoubling their efforts to extend the ban. Originally enacted in 1994, the Clinton crime bill banned gun ownership by law-abiding citizens as the solution to violent crime. But...

Groups urge Congress to extend assault weapons ban The Associated Press 8/2/2004, 7:05 p.m. ET DETROIT (AP) — Dozens of anti-gun violence activists were joined Monday by Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his police chief in calling on Congress to renew a federal ban on assault weapons that is scheduled to expire next month. The campaign to extend the ban, which expires September 13, is led by the Million Mom March and the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence. The groups are in the 12th week of their "Halt the Assault Tour" to raise awareness of the looming deadline. Kilpatrick, Police...