S.456 - Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007

A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. view all titles (8)

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  • Short: Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007 as reported to senate.
  • Short: Prevention Resources for Eliminating Criminal Activity Using Tailored Interventions in Our Neighborhoods Act of 2007 as passed senate.
  • Short: PRECAUTION Act as passed senate.
  • Official: A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Short: Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007 as passed senate.
  • Short: PRECAUTION Act as reported to senate.
  • Short: Prevention Resources for Eliminating Criminal Activity Using Tailored Interventions in Our Neighborhoods Act of 2007 as reported to senate.

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12/05/08
The Sanctuary:: Two Words

Dianne Feinstein's Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007 (S. 456) has already passed the Senate, and the bill's language draws heavily from that found in STEP. A similar bill-the Gang Prevention, Intervention and Suppression Act (HR ...

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12/05/08
The Sanctuary:: Two Words

Dianne Feinstein's Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007 (S. 456) has already passed the Senate, and the bill's language draws heavily from that found in STEP. A similar bill-the Gang Prevention, Intervention and Suppression Act (HR ...

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12/05/08
Docudharma:: Two Words

Dianne Feinstein's Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007 (S. 456) has already passed the Senate, and the bill's language draws heavily from that found in STEP. A similar bill-the Gang Prevention, Intervention and Suppression Act (HR ...

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11/01/08
Enumerated Powers Act Brings the Constitution to Capitol Hill

Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007, S. 456, 110th Cong. § 3 (2007). [24] Id. at § 101 ("It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly commit, or conspire, threaten, or attempt to commit, a gang crime for the purpose of ...

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09/26/08
Back to Main Page

In short, section 215 of S. 456 is unacceptable. It must be deleted, period. To our knowledge, the entire Second Amendment community -- spearheaded by GOA and the NRA -- is adamantly opposed to Feinstein's scheme. ...

Source: TheGunBlog
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09/08/08
The Golden Child Of The Legislative Process

Late last year, the Senate passed S. 456, the Gang Abatement and Prevention Act by unanimous consent. The ACLU had a lot of problems with this punitive-heavy legislation, not the least of which was the fact that it contained provisions ...

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09/03/08
The Golden Child of the Legislative Process

Late last year, the Senate passed S. 456, the Gang Abatement and Prevention Act by unanimous consent. The ACLU had a lot of problems with this punitive-heavy legislation, not the least of which was the fact that it contained provisions ...

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07/29/08
Three great tools for tracking legislative activity

For example of how easy it is to check the status of a piece of legislation, take a look at how the info is presented on S. 456 from the 110th Congress (the "Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007"). Compare that to how the same bill ...

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04/18/08
Conversation about Race

step in and provide programs and initiatives to curb criminal, drug, and gang activity. This is also along the lines of VASCON4’s Advocacy Campaign and S. 456: Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007 Check it yo! ...

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04/04/08
Feinsteins

Well, Feinstein's S. 456 is the latest vehicle for such underhandedness. At issue is section 215 of the bill. In essence, your family, gun shop employees, or even church bowling league would be considered an organized . ...

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03/29/08
S. 456

S. 456. Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007. As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on June 14, 2007. SUMMARY. S. 456 would authorize the appropriation of $849 million over the 2008-2012 period, nearly ...

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02/05/08
No matter who wins the office of US President, The Constitution is ...

S. 456: Treat firearms offenses as though they were Mafia or gang-releated crimes. 110th S. 527: Redefine more handgun ammunition as "armor piercing". 109th S. 578: FBI to maintain gun sales records of persons on "watch lists" for 10 ..

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12/16/07
Political Talk :: RE: How safe are "gunfree" zones?

S. 456: Treat firearms offenses as though they were Mafia or gang-releated crimes. 110th S. 527: Redefine more handgun ammunition as "armor piercing". 109th S. 578: FBI to maintain gun sales records of persons on "watch lists" for 10 ..

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12/13/07
Raise your fist, Speak Up, and Vote!

Related Bills: HR1582, S.456 Latest Major Action: 10/17/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities. HR 3846 The Youth Prison Reduction through Opportunities, Mentoring, ...

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12/08/07
Gang Violence

The Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007, S. 456, establishes new criminal laws and tougher penalties to deter and punish members of street gangs. It also provides more than $1 . Is teenage gang violence the result of poor ...

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12/03/07
Pandering With Proposed Amendments - TalkLeft: The Politics Of Crime

Diane Feinstein and Orrin Hatch#39;s anti-gang legislation, S. 456, more aptly called the quot;Gang Fear and bPandering/b Actquot; has passed the Senate at a cost of 1 b/bDefinition of bpandering/b in the Online Dictionary. ...

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12/03/07
MWC News - A Site Without Borders - - Pandering Fear

... bPandering/b: Books: Heidi Fleiss by Heidi Fleiss.Diane Feinstein and Orrin Hatch#39;s anti-gang legislation, S. 456, more aptly called the quot;Gang Fear and bPandering/b Actquot; has passed the Senate at a cost of 1 b/b.

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12/02/07
pander - Wiktionary

An Employer in Hot Springs, Arkansas hired a person to come in and give Spanish b/bDiane Feinstein and Orrin Hatch#39;s anti-gang legislation, S. 456, more aptly called the quot;Gang Fear and bPandering/b Actquot; has passed the Senate ...

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12/02/07
BAGnewsNotes: Bush#39;s Doctored Ad: A Case of Racial Pandering?

Diane Feinstein and Orrin Hatch#39;s anti-gang legislation, S. 456, more aptly called the quot;Gang Fear and bPandering/b Actquot; has passed the Senate at a cost of 1 b/bBarack Obama bpanders/b and blunders into Planned Parenthood ...

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11/30/07
PENDING LEGISLATION "TAKE ACTION"

Please appose S. 456 and HR 1582 the Gang Abatement and Prevention. Act. This bill would further federalize the police system by creating a number of federal criminal offenses, including offenses categorized as “gang crimes. ...

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11/07/07
Malcolm X: 40 Years Then and Now

If Democrats, Senator Feinstein, for example, (see Gang Abatement and Prevention Act 2007, S. 456), have their way, five young Black people standing together will be a crime! We have committed the crime of surviving white supremacy and ...

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11/05/07
The MS-13 and 18th Street Gangs: Emerging Transnational Gang ...

Such legislation includes H.R. 880, H.R. 1582, H.R. 1645, H.R. 2954, H.R. 3150, H.R. 3156, H.R. 3547, H.R. 4165, S. 330, S. 456, S. 990, S. 1348, S. 1639, S. 1860, and S. 2294. This report will be updated as legislative activity ...

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10/24/07
Criminal Restitution Proposals in the 110th Congress: Open CRS ...

... H.R. 1692, S. 456, and S. 990 (gang bills); and H.R. 871 (spousal support). Other proposals address a particular aspect of the law such as abatement which limits restitution collection after the defendant's death (S. 149). ...

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10/24/07
The Lost Target: Hillary Clinton & Guns

S. 456: Treat firearms offenses as though they were Mafia or gang-releated crimes. 109th Congress: S. 527: Redefine more handgun ammunition as "armor piercing". S. 578: FBI to maintain gun sales records of persons on "watch lists" for .

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10/11/07
Criminal Restitution Proposals in the 110th Congress

Some proposals, such as the gang crime bills, create new federal crimes or amend specific existing federal offenses and in doing so include restitution provisions particular to those offenses, eg, HR 880, HR 1582, HR 1692, S. 456, ...

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10/11/07
Criminal Restitution in the 110th Congress: A Sketch

... such as the gang crime bills, create new federal crimes or amend specific existing federal offenses and in doing so include specific restitution provisions particular to those offenses, eg, HR 880, HR 1582, HR 1692, S. 456, and S. ...

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10/06/07
Congressman Joe Baca Testifies In Support Of Mynisha's Law

The Senate version of Mynisha’s Law, sponsored by Senator Barbara Boxer, was incorporated into a larger gang prevention bill, S. 456, which passed the Senate on September 21, 2007. The bill now awaits further action from the House ...

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09/29/07
Gun Laws

Gun Laws GOA reports on S. 456 which they say would allow prosecution for minor gun infractions under RICO. Here’s the bill. Update: Sebastian says ehh, not so much. And thanks in part to our stricter gun control laws, crime is down ...

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09/25/07
Georgia homeowner gets shot, responds by shooting armed robber in ...

... RICO anti-racketeering statutes to minor gun infractions -- thus harassing and prosecuting otherwise law-abiding gun owners as though they were Mafia bosses. Well, Feinstein's S. 456 is the latest vehicle for such underhandedness."

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09/24/07
Back to Main Page

In short, section 215 of S. 456 is unacceptable. It must be deleted, period. To our knowledge, the entire Second Amendment community -- spearheaded by GOA and the NRA -- is adamantly opposed to. Feinstein's scheme. ...

Source: GunBlog
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