The
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act (
1994) is a piece of
legislation, passed by the
US Congress, which banned the
manufacture of 19
military assault rifles. The
National Rifle Association argues that this violates the
Constitution's
2nd Amendment. In addition, the act discussed
hate crimes motivated by
gender or against those with
disabilities.
Subsection
Title IV, known as the
Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), allocated
$1.6
B to help prevent and investigate
violence against
women. VAWA was renewed in
2000. This includes the
Safe Streets for Women Act which increases
federal penalties for repeat sex offenders and also requires mandatory restitution for the medical and legal costs of sex crimes. The
Safe Homes for Women Act increases
Federal grants for
battered women's shelters[?], creates a national
domestic violence hotline, and orders that protection orders of one
state must be enforced by the other states.
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