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TREAS/BATF RIN: 1512-AB35 Publication ID: Fall 1995 
Title: Implementation of Public Law 103-322, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 
Abstract: The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) is issuing this temporary rule to implement the provisions of Public Law 103-322, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, enacted September 13, 1994. These regulations implement the law by restricting the manufacture, transfer, and possession of certain semiautomatic assault weapons and large-capacity ammunition feeding devices. Regulations are also prescribed with regard to reports of theft or loss of firearms from a licensee's inventory or collection, new requirements for Federal firearms licensing, responses by firearms licensees to requests for gun trace information, possession of firearms by persons subject to restraining orders, and possession of a handgun, or ammunition for a handgun, by juveniles. 
Agency: Department of the Treasury(TREAS)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
CFR Citation: 27 CFR 55    27 CFR 72    27 CFR 178    27 CFR 179   
Legal Authority: 5 USC 522(a)    18 USC 847    18 USC 921 to 930    18 USC 1261    19 USC 1607    19 USC 1610    19 USC 1612 to 1613    19 USC 1618    26 USC 7101    26 USC 7322 to 7326    31 USC 9301    31 USC 9303 to 9304    31 USC 9306    40 USC 304(k)    44 USC 3504(h)    ...   

Statement of Need: Issuance of this regulation is necessary to implement the provisions of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, and ATF issued a temporary rule and a cross-reference notice of proposed rulemaking in April 1995. The temporary rule implements this law by restricting the manufacture, transfer, and possession of certain semiautomatic assault weapons and large-capacity ammunition-feeding devices. The regulation also concerns reports of the theft or loss of firearms from a licensee's inventory or collection; new requirements for Federal firearms licensing; responses by firearms licensees to requests for gun trace information; possession of firearms by persons subject to restraining orders; and possession of a handgun, or ammunition for a handgun, by juveniles. AFT expects to issue a final rule in early 1996.

Summary of the Legal Basis: The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 amended the Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA) by prohibiting the manufacture, transfer and possession of semiautomatic assault weapons (with certain exceptions). The 1994 Act also amended the GCA to make it unlawful to transfer or possess large capacity ammunition-feeding devices, as well as the possession of firearms by certain persons.

Alternatives: Not applicable; no alternatives are possible because this regulation merely implements the provisions of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 as enacted by the Congress.

Anticipated Costs and Benefits: Not applicable; any costs and benefits associated with this rule are derived from the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of the 1994 as enacted by the Congress.

Risks: Not applicable.

Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  04/06/1995  60 FR 17494   
Interim Final Rule  04/06/1995  60 FR 17446   
NPRM Comment Period End  07/05/1995    
Final Action  01/00/1996    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes 
Agency Contact:
Brenda R. Friend
Attorney
99 New York Avenue, NE.,
Washington, DC 20226
Phone:202 648-7070