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Member Section => Politics & RKBA => Topic started by: Ron J on June 18, 2008, 10:41:28 AM

Title: NEW Assault Weapons Ban Introduced
Post by: Ron J on June 18, 2008, 10:41:28 AM
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:H.R.6257:

Life is a rerun. 

Makes one think ... Take a Dem Congress and President  ... add a few Republicans (like from this bill!) and you will be limited on what you can own ... again. 

Title: Re: NEW Assault Weapons Ban Introduced
Post by: CZShooter on June 18, 2008, 11:18:52 AM
That makes 2 of them. They haven't killed HR 1022 yet.
Title: Re: NEW Assault Weapons Ban Introduced
Post by: ericire12 on June 18, 2008, 12:23:38 PM
Link isnt working.... can't find it to read it.
Title: Re: NEW Assault Weapons Ban Introduced
Post by: ericire12 on June 18, 2008, 12:27:02 PM
Google...DUH!

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-6257


Here are the committee members responsible for reviewing it.......

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/committee.xpd?id=HSJU


Sponsor:   
Rep. Mark Kirk [R-IL]hide cosponsors

Cosponsors:
Rep. Michael Castle [R-DE]
Rep. Michael Ferguson [R-NJ]
Rep. Christopher Shays [R-CT]


Contact them all!
Title: Re: NEW Assault Weapons Ban Introduced
Post by: ericire12 on June 18, 2008, 12:31:09 PM
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(30) The term ‘semiautomatic assault weapon’ means--

      ‘(A) any of the firearms, or copies or duplicates of the firearms in any caliber, known as--

            ‘(i) Norinco, Mitchell, and Poly Technologies Avtomat Kalashnikovs (all models);

            ‘(ii) Action Arms Israeli Military Industries UZI and Galil;

            ‘(iii) Beretta Ar70 (SC-70);

            ‘(iv) Colt AR-15;

            ‘(v) Fabrique National FN/FAL, FN/LAR, and FNC;

            ‘(vi) SWD M-10, M-11, M-11/9, and M-12;

            ‘(vii) Steyr AUG;

            ‘(viii) INTRATEC TEC-9, TEC-DC9 and TEC-22; and

            ‘(ix) revolving cylinder shotguns, such as (or similar to) the Street Sweeper and Striker 12;

      ‘(B) a semiautomatic rifle that has an ability to accept a detachable magazine and has at least 2 of--

            ‘(i) a folding or telescoping stock;

            ‘(ii) a pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon;

            ‘(iii) a bayonet mount;

            ‘(iv) a flash suppressor or threaded barrel designed to accommodate a flash suppressor; and

            ‘(v) a grenade launcher;

      ‘(C) a semiautomatic pistol that has an ability to accept a detachable magazine and has at least 2 of--

            ‘(i) an ammunition magazine that attaches to the pistol outside of the pistol grip;

            ‘(ii) a threaded barrel capable of accepting a barrel extender, flash suppressor, forward handgrip, or silencer;

            ‘(iii) a shroud that is attached to, or partially or completely encircles, the barrel and that permits the shooter to hold the firearm with the nontrigger hand without being burned;

            ‘(iv) a manufactured weight of 50 ounces or more when the pistol is unloaded; and

            ‘(v) a semiautomatic version of an automatic firearm; and

      ‘(D) a semiautomatic shotgun that has at least 2 of--

            ‘(i) a folding or telescoping stock;

            ‘(ii) a pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon;

            ‘(iii) a fixed magazine capacity in excess of 5 rounds; and

            ‘(iv) an ability to accept a detachable magazine.’.

If the ban passes, it will be in place for 10 years.
Title: Re: NEW Assault Weapons Ban Introduced
Post by: Ron J on June 18, 2008, 01:09:13 PM
Springfield Armory M1A's fit the description but are not on the ban list.  Wonder if that was because the Kirk shit for brains who sponsored this is from IL? 
Title: Re: NEW Assault Weapons Ban Introduced
Post by: Hazcat on June 18, 2008, 01:53:26 PM
Springfield Armory M1A's fit the description but are not on the ban list.  Wonder if that was because the Kirk shit for brains who sponsored this is from IL? 

Ron,

I didn't see a list.  Appendix A is weapons NOT affected by this ban.

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`(3) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to--

`(A) any of the firearms, or replicas or duplicates of the firearms, specified in appendix A to this section, as such firearms were manufactured on October 1, 1993;
Title: Re: NEW Assault Weapons Ban Introduced
Post by: Hazcat on June 18, 2008, 01:56:42 PM
Google...DUH!

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-6257


Here are the committee members responsible for reviewing it.......

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/committee.xpd?id=HSJU


Sponsor:   
Rep. Mark Kirk [R-IL]hide cosponsors

Cosponsors:
Rep. Michael Castle [R-DE]
Rep. Michael Ferguson [R-NJ]
Rep. Christopher Shays [R-CT]


Contact them all!

Not one "D" on the list.  The Messiah's' campaign will have a field day with this.  "WE don't want to ban your guns.  It's those nasty Republicans."
Title: Re: NEW Assault Weapons Ban Introduced
Post by: BML325 on June 18, 2008, 03:36:41 PM
I wonder what would happen if all the gun and ammo manufactures got together and said that they would refuse to sell wepons and ammo to military and law enforcement if a bill like this passed. Since the bill would make it only legal to sell the "assalt" wepons to military and law enforcement?

Maybe they could go over seas for some guns, but I don't think that every cop in the country would be willing to use Wolf ammo while on duty. Plus the military has to have access to domestic guns and ammo for obvious security reasons.

The industry stepped up in Conneticut I think it was, when they talked about bullet stamping, why not step up about this too?
Title: Re: NEW Assault Weapons Ban Introduced
Post by: ericire12 on June 18, 2008, 03:42:16 PM
I wonder what would happen if all the gun and ammo manufactures got together and said that they would refuse to sell wepons and ammo to military and law enforcement if a bill like this passed. Since the bill would make it only legal to sell the "assalt" wepons to military and law enforcement?

Maybe they could go over seas for some guns, but I don't think that every cop in the country would be willing to use Wolf ammo while on duty. Plus the military has to have access to domestic guns and ammo for obvious security reasons.

The industry stepped up in Conneticut I think it was, when they talked about bullet stamping, why not step up about this too?

Well, the vast majority of the revenue for most gun manufacturers comes from military contracts.... Its that old 80/20 rule of business. If they make their biggest customers mad, they might just be out of business all together - plus they would have to have absolute 100% support of that approach from everyone in the firearms industry to make it work.
Title: Re: NEW Assault Weapons Ban Introduced
Post by: Rob10ring on June 18, 2008, 04:05:19 PM
The last page of the most recent NRA mag, First Freedom, has a good story similar to this regarding a call to reinstate the assault weapon ban in response to the policeman that was killed in Philadelphia. It points out that the 3 guys who committed that crime would all still be in prison, if there were truth in sentencing.
Title: Re: NEW Assault Weapons Ban Introduced
Post by: Ron J on June 20, 2008, 12:55:44 PM
I have already written my representatives ... in Montana where I am moving next week and in Oklahoma where my fanny is right now. 

Encourage ALL to write.  Let your representative know how you feel about this bill!  YOUR voice matters ... make it count!