Citation

Zimring FE. Crime Delinq. 1989; 35(4): 538-545.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1989, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0011128789035004002

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Rational discussion of the public law control of assault firearms requires both sustained attention to the definition of assault weapons and historical perspective on the control of special high-risk firearms. This article reviews sociological, mechanical and functional approaches to the definition of assault firearms and discusses previous attempts in federal law to deal with special categories of high-risk weapons.