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"Officer Down"Assault
Weapons and the War on Law EnforcementFollow
this link to download a pdf of this reportTable of ContentsIntroduction
Section One: Assault Weapons, the Gun Industry, and
Law Enforcement Section Two: Law Enforcement Officers
Killed in the Line of Duty by Assault Weapons, 1998 Through 2001 Section
Three: Selected Incidents of Law Enforcement Officers Killed in the Line of Duty
by Assault Weapons, 1998 Through 2001 January
27, 1998, Portland, Oregon April
25, 1998, Millbrae, California May
29, 1998, Cortez, Colorado July
7, 1998, San Benito, Texas November
29, 1998, Los Angeles, California January
10, 1999, Oakland, California April
8, 1999, Orange, New Jersey June
12, 1999, Orange County, California January
27, 2000, Lexington, North Carolina August
3, 2000, San Marcos, Texas March
29, 2001, San Antonio, Texas April
4, 2001, Detroit, Michigan September
6, 2001, Hamilton County, Tennessee September
17, 2001, Indianapolis, Indiana November
13, 2001, Nicholasville, Kentucky
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