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Assault Weapons and the War on Law Enforcement

Table of Contents

Section One: Assault Weapons, the Gun Industry, and Law Enforcement

Section Two: Law Enforcement Officers Killed in the Line of Duty by Assault Weapons, 1998 Through 2001

Section Three: Selected Incidents of Law Enforcement Officers Killed in the Line of Duty by Assault Weapons, 1998 Through 2001

January 27, 1998, Portland, Oregon

April 25, 1998, Millbrae, California

May 29, 1998, Cortez, Colorado

July 7, 1998, San Benito, Texas

November 29, 1998, Los Angeles, California

January 10, 1999, Oakland, California

April 8, 1999, Orange, New Jersey

June 12, 1999, Orange County, California

January 27, 2000, Lexington, North Carolina

August 3, 2000, San Marcos, Texas

March 29, 2001, San Antonio, Texas

April 4, 2001, Detroit, Michigan

September 6, 2001, Hamilton County, Tennessee

September 17, 2001, Indianapolis, Indiana

November 13, 2001, Nicholasville, Kentucky

This is the full text of the May 2003 Violence Policy Center study "Officer Down" - Assault Weapons and the War on Law Enforcement. For information on how to order a hard copy of this study, please return to the publications page.

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