The Domestic Violence Offender Gun Ban, is an amendment to the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997, the act is often referred to as "the Lautenberg Amendment" after its sponsor, Senator Frank Lautenberg, was a United States Senator, and member of the Democratic Party, from which state?
Frank Lautenberg Frank Raleigh Lautenberg ( ; January 23, 1924 June 3, 2013) was a United States Senator from New Jersey and a member of the Democratic Party. He was originally from Paterson, New Jersey.
Gun Control Act of 1968 The Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA or GCA68) is a U.S. federal law that regulates the firearms industry and firearms owners. It primarily focuses on regulating interstate commerce in firearms by generally prohibiting interstate firearms transfers except among licensed manufacturers, dealers and importers.