Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act
United States [1968]
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Clark
- In Ramsey Clark
…dubious catchall provision of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. At the same time, he prosecuted a huge number of draft-evasion cases—more than 1,500 in 1968 alone, the most notable of which was the prosecution of Benjamin Spock for conspiracy to encourage draft evasion.
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history of Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
- In 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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