Many anti-organized crime laws were passed after the Kansas City Massacre. These laws were meant to discourage organized crime and were a result from the reactions of United States citizens. People began to realize the danger of criminal activity and they appealed to the United States government to have laws put in place to limit organized crime. The Kansas City Massacre opened peoples' eyes to how dangerous criminal actions can be.
The laws put into action are as follows:
1. It is illegal to transport stolen property over a state line.
2. It is illegal to use interstate communications in extortion attempts.
3. It is illegal to flee across state lines in order to avoid prosecution.
4. It is illegal to assault or kill a federal officer.
5. It is illegal to rob a national bank.
6. It is illegal to take hostages or kidnap victims across state lines
Along with these anti-crime laws passed, FBI agents were also given full police powers throughout the country and they were privileged with carrying weapons. J. Edgar Hoover had effectively transformed the face of the FBI by using the Kansas City Massacre as proof for the need of anti-crime laws and an armed federal police force.
The laws put into action are as follows:
1. It is illegal to transport stolen property over a state line.
2. It is illegal to use interstate communications in extortion attempts.
3. It is illegal to flee across state lines in order to avoid prosecution.
4. It is illegal to assault or kill a federal officer.
5. It is illegal to rob a national bank.
6. It is illegal to take hostages or kidnap victims across state lines
Along with these anti-crime laws passed, FBI agents were also given full police powers throughout the country and they were privileged with carrying weapons. J. Edgar Hoover had effectively transformed the face of the FBI by using the Kansas City Massacre as proof for the need of anti-crime laws and an armed federal police force.