The Federal Assault Weapons Ban (AWB), officially the Public Safety and  Recreational ... Two of the three firearms he used were TEC-9 semi-automatic  handguns with Hell-Fire triggers. ... Jimmy Carter, and Ronald Reagan, wrote to  the U.S. House of Representatives in support of banning "semi-automatic assault  guns".
Feb 5, 2013 ... The package included initiatives such as an assault-weapons ban that ... Obama  made a point of conjuring past President Ronald Reagan's stance on the same  issue. ... the act also banned ownership of any fully automatic rifles that were ...  That was after he had left office, but he did support it," said Allan ...
Jan 16, 2013 ... Gun law experts say the law was more significant than it seemed at ... they barred  the sale of semiautomatic assault weapons, only to let ... "He said, 'I want to do it.  ... says the bill President Reagan signed into law was more significant ... action in  1986 to ban civilian possession of fully automatic weapons as ...
The Firearm Owners Protection Act of 1986 (FOPA) is a United States federal law  that revised many provisions of the Gun Control Act of 1968. Contents. 1 Federal  firearms law reform; 2 Ban on new automatic firearms; 3 "Safe ... Regarding these  fully-automatic firearms owned by private citizens in the U.S., political scientist ...
Oct 10, 2017 ... Ron Elving at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C., May 22, 2018. ( ... of gun  owners, the National Rifle Association, known as the NRA. ... changed again with  the urban use of shotguns and the fully automatic Thompson gun. .... whom he  has clashed since she pushed the assault-weapons ban in 1994.
Ronald Reagan "banned ownership of fully automatic rifles. He supported the assault weaspons ban."