Assault Weapons Ban: Huge Part of the Landmark 1994 Crime Bill

Published: July 6, 2022, 4 p.m.

b'Few pieces of landmark legislation in contemporary time are as interesting to examine as the 1994 Crime Bill -- both for the policy implications and the politics driving its passage.\\xa0A key component of that bill: the 10-year assault weapons ban.\\xa0In this episode of C-SPAN\'s "The Weekly" -- with guns still very much in the news, part of the national debate, and part of Congress\' current legislative agenda -- we look back at the legislative maneuvering and dramatic Senate floor debate than ended with a (since expired) ban on assault weapons.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'