21 Jan.

Lorena (Gallo) Bobbitt, charged with malicious wounding for cutting off the penis of her husband, John Wayne Bobbitt, is found not guilty by reason of insanity and is committed to a mental health facility for observation.

28 Feb.

The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, or Brady Law, inspired by President Ronald Reagan's White House press secretary James Brady, who was shot during a 1981 assassination attempt on the president, goes into effect.

Convicted serial killer John Wayne Gacy Jr. is executed by lethal injection in Illinois. During the 1970s he killed thirty-three young men and boys.

3 Aug.

Stephen Gerald Breyer is sworn in as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court of the United States. He was nominated by President Clinton.

13 Sept.

President Clinton signs the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.

6 Dec.

Webster L. Hubbell, Associate Attorney General of the United States, pleads guilty to...