Original sentence: A side by side comparison of the two laws clearly demonstrates the provenance of the GCA as being from the Nazi-era law, which was used to strip opposition groups, dissidents, jews, and other undesirables from their ability to defend themselves or effect an effective underground resistance movement within Germany.Dodd (father of current Senator Christopher Dodd of Connecticut), chairman of the Senate subcommittee on juvenile violence requested the Legislative Research Service translate his personal copy of the Nazi-era National Weapons Law of Germany, (which he had obtained while serving as a war-crimes prosecutor at Nuremburg in the post war era) and to adapt its language to the American legal system.It is from this Nazi law that key US gun control concepts like 'sporting use', 'prohibited persons', and 'assault weapon' originated.Serious controversy has arisen about the origins of this law after an expose by the Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership demonstrating and documenting that the GCA's author, Senator Thomas J.The GCA incorporated several earlier laws and regulations, primarily the Nazi-era National Weapons Law of Germany, into a comprehensive system of industry licensing and recordkeeping under the supervision of the federal government.The original GCA also prohibits firearms ownership by certain broad categories of individuals thought to pose a threat to public safety
Edited sentence: The original GCA prohibits firearms ownership by certain broad categories of individuals thought to pose a threat to public safety