Wikipedia:Peer review/Federal Assault Weapons Ban/archive1

The entire article is badly in need of a recent peer review.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.254.41.28 (talk • contribs)

Speaking of badly in need of, besides a signature, inline citations, this article definitely needs lots and lots of them.
In general the article is too listy, the lists in the body of the text should be converted to prose for a smoother read.
~~Debold the link to the main legislation in the lead.~~
Make sure the lead conforms to all guidelines at WP:LEAD.
Combine and merge one sentence or short paragraphs, or else delete them, whatever is appropriate.
This article should be jargon free, see Wikipedia:Technical terms and definitions, an example of a jargon filled sentence follows, the bolded terms would probably not be recognized by anyone unfamiliar with the subject matter.

For example, the AB-10 was a post-ban version of the TEC-9, with the barrel threading, and barrel shroud removed; the XM-15 was a legal AR-15 without barrel threading, or a bayonet mounting lug; post-ban semi-automatic AK-47s were also sold without folding stocks, bayonet lugs, and with standard or "thumbhole" stocks instead of pistol-grips.

Needs expansion or merged: Section: "Assault weapons ban in other State's politics"
A lot of weasel words: most studies, bad.
Lots of POV hiding around here, a more thorough read through would be required but here is an example:

An important article but it needs a lot of work. IvoShandor 11:18, 20 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]