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Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
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Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act

United States [1968]
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    • Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives

      With the passage of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as well as the Gun Control Act of 1968, federal firearms legislation was overhauled, and the scope of the agency expanded. These laws also empowered the ATTD to enforce laws against criminal use of explosives.

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      With the passage of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as well as the Gun Control Act of 1968, federal firearms legislation was overhauled, and the scope of the agency expanded. These laws also empowered the ATTD to enforce laws against criminal use of explosives.

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