Title: Shootings with Assault Weapons Since the Ban Expired

Publication Date: September 2009

What does it say?

The federal assault weapons ban was allowed to expire by President Bush and the Congress in the fall of 2004.  This is a listing, from newspaper clips, of the use of assault weapons in crime since the ban expired.

How can I use it?

These examples can be used in press interviews, incorporated into materials, etc. when documenting that assault weapons remain a threat to public safety.

Citation

Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence. Incidents of Assault Weapon Violence Reported Since Ban Expired. Washington, DC, updated regularly, see .pdf for most recent incident.