    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1994, Book II)]
    [August 1, 1994]
    [Page 1405]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement on Anticrime Legislation
    August 1, 1994

        Every major law enforcement organization in America supports this
    crime bill. Republican mayors have written members of their party in
    Congress to urge swift passage of the bill and Democratic mayors have
    done the same.
        Today, the Nation's prosecutors have come to Washington to add their
    voices to this mighty chorus with its simple message: Pass the crime
    bill now.
        Police officers want it because it bans the deadly assault weapons
    that outgun them every day. Mayors want it because it will put 100,000
    more police officers on the streets. Prosecutors want it because it's
    full of tough punishments that will allow them to seek the penalties
    violent criminals deserve.
        The American people want action against the crime and violence that
    has become a familiar threat in almost every neighborhood.
        It's time for the lawmakers to do what the law enforcers have asked:
    Pass the crime bill now.