Federal Government's assessment of the effectiveness of the ((FIRST)) assault weapons ban. Less than impressive.
2004 NIJ-Assault Weapons Ban Report
Phi Beta Iota: The US Government lacks a central intelligence (decision-support) agency such as President Harry Truman signed into law. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) does not manage and does not have a grip on all relevant information, nor can it use shared decision support to harmonize investments and behaviors across the government — or eradicate the standard 50% waste per federal dollar.
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Graphic: Top Ten Killers In USA – Guns are LAST
2011 Open Source Agency: Executive Access Point