[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 30, Number 31 (Monday, August 8, 1994)]
[Page 1600]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Statement on Crime 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.