What is the Lautenberg Amendment? The Lautenberg Amendment, also known as the Lautenberg Law, is a 1996 amendment to the federal Gun Control Act of 1968. The amendment prohibits people who have a domestic violence conviction from owning, possessing, or transferring firearms. This prohibition lasts a lifetime, and the penalty for violating the law is severe. The primary purpose of the Lautenberg Amendment is to discourage domestic violence by taking firearms out of abusers’ hands. Despite the good intentions of the law, it contains some surprising consequences that many people consider unfair. Who are “Prohibited Persons”? “Prohibited persons” are people
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