Following the 101 California Street shooting , the 1993 Waco Siege , and other high-profile instances of violent crime , the Act expanded federal law in several ways . One of the most noted sections was the Federal Assault Weapons Ban . Other parts of the Act provided for a greatly expanded federal death penalty , new classes of individuals banned from possessing firearms , and a variety of new crimes defined in statutes relating to immigration law , hate crimes , sex crimes , and gang-related crime . The bill also required states to establish registries for sexual offenders by September 1997
101 California Street shooting
101 California Street shooting
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act