House committee to propose AWB - Bill on Hold…

[ladder13]

AWB is their term, not mine.

House cmte. to take up sweeping 'assault weapons' ban bill next week | American Military News

The proposed bill bans the sale, manufacture or transfer of any of the following:

All semi-automatic rifles that can accept a detachable magazine and have at least one of the following military features: (1) pistol grip; (2) forward grip; (3) folding, telescoping, or detachable stock; (4) grenade launcher; (5) barrel shroud; or (6) threaded barrel.
All semi-automatic rifles that have a fixed magazine with the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds.
Bump fire stocks and any part, combination of parts, component, device, attachment, or accessory that is designed or functions to accelerate the rate of fire of a semiautomatic rifle but not convert the semiautomatic rifle into a machinegun.
All semiautomatic pistols that can accept a detachable magazine and have at least one of the following military features: (1) threaded barrel; (2) second pistol grip; (3) barrel shroud; (4) capacity to accept a detachable magazine at some location outside of the pistol grip; or (5) semiautomatic version of an automatic firearm
All semi-automatic shotguns that have at least one of the following (1) a folding, telescoping, or detachable stock; (2) pistol grip; (3) fixed magazine with the capacity to accept more than 5 rounds; (4) ability to accept a detachable magazine; (5) forward grip; (6) grenade launcher; or (7) shotgun with a revolving cylinder.
High capacity feeding devices (magazines, strips, and drums) capable of accepting more than 10 rds.


The current bill language does not apply to any of the covered weapons that were lawfully possessed on or before the bill is enacted. The 1994 Assault Weapons Ban, which expired in 2004, also "grandfathered" covered weapons that were lawfully owned before the ban went into effect.

 

[Racer X]

alcohol kills WAY more people than firearms, but that would inconvenience people, so those deaths are acceptable, I assume. More kids die from peanut allergies than get killed by assault weapons, but we all need our Snickers bars, so those people are SOL. So just remember this, and ask people why alcohol and tobacco is still being sold, if the goal is to save lives.

Hypocrites bring in the money, media clicks and votes though.

But with the recent 2nd SCOTUS ruling, how can that even stand up? A basic MSR is configured similar to a military M4/M16, and is imminently suited for militia use (if they want to argue THAT angle) and they are certainly in common use. That one is slam dunk.

 

[tmd17]

" AWB ... shotgun with a revolving cylinder... "

Thank God we can finally rid our streets of these weapons of war!

 

[GypsmJim]

alcohol kills WAY more people than firearms,

We need to have a constitutional amendment to prevent the use of alcohol.

Oh wait, I forgot. Been there done that repealed it.

So, we need a constitutional amendment to prevent drug use.

Oh wait, I forgot. We are now LEGALIZING pot.

I give up.

 

[S-W4EVER]

Fentanyl is really thinning the herd they don't seem to be too concerned about that.

 

[vipermd]

Thank You for the update. I have tried to talk to senate, & congress from my state for the last 25 years. I have sent them documented facts as to deaths from allergies, ETOH, Drugs, cars, lightning, plus others that cause more deaths then semi auto rifles. Semi auto rifles have been in public hands since the 1940's, and they do not leave the safe and go out and do damage. Considering the number of semi auto- Target, hunting, self defense weapon, the actual number of deaths is very, very low. You cannot predict if some one is going to go crazy and put 10, 5 gallon gas cans in the back of a pickup and run it into a school and throw a lit flare into it. Murder is illegal in all states, so criminals are committing the crimes. So lets do something to the criminals, not law abiding citizens. We have to stand strong against this. Governors in various states have been responsible for more Covid and Covid related deaths than any semi auto rifle, but I have not seen a ban on them. Stay Strong Be Safe,

 

[Telecaster]

So police and federal agencies can't have those guns either, right?

 

[coltle6920]

All semi-automatic rifles that can accept a detachable magazine and...

All semiautomatic pistols that can accept a detachable magazine and...//

I may be wrong but doesn't that mean that all semis would be considered illegal regardless of any addon?

I don't know of any semi that doesn't accept a detachable magazine so why not just say "any firearm capable of accepting and firing ammo of any caliber.

It will never get anywhere in Congress but that's not the point. It's that time of year where we can expect to see more of this nonsense.

 

[Bald1]

As outrageous as all that seems to u folks in the free states. That is very similar to NY State laws. We've been living with it since 2013. Funny thing is every time the highly educated elite liberals come up with a law to trample my 2A rights. Some uneducated common peasants figure out a work around. Drives those DEMS crazy.

 

[teletech]

I may be wrong but doesn't that mean that all semis would be considered illegal regardless of any addon?

I don't know of any semi that doesn't accept a detachable magazine so why not just say "any firearm capable of accepting and firing ammo of any caliber.

It will never get anywhere in Congress but that's not the point. It's that time of year where we can expect to see more of this nonsense.

Broom-handle Mausers are the first non-detachable mag semiauto handgun that come to mind, The Webley-Fosbury is the second but there are a few others as well. However, the additive qualifier is of course the key to the issue.

 

[teletech]

Fentanyl is really thinning the herd they don't seem to be too concerned about that.

What they already passed a law about that!
I expect the utility of that law is similarly effective and I'm sure thing will get better any day now...

 

[johngalt]

A ban based on cosmetic features is idiotic. A pistol where the magazine is in the grip is ok, but someplace else isn't. Why?

semi auto version of a full auto is still semi auto.

Extra bling such as fore grips? It still functions the same. It's just bling.

etc.

 

[SquarePizza]

A pistol where the magazine is in the grip is ok, but someplace else isn't. Why?

Extra bling such as fore grips? It still functions the same. It's just bling.

etc.

This is written to bite the AR pistols with a brace or the 26" Others that people are building with braces and forward grip.

Basically anyone that found loopholes to make shorter ARs that handle like an SBR but land into a different category in order to skirt the ATF tax stamp. Those people found a way to get what they wanted and deprive the government of their taxes and now they are going to be punished for it.

If this bill passes, everyone else is going to find out what its like to live in NY. We have struggled with this BS since the [un]SafeAct

 

[lkabug]

I guess we will see another record breaking NICS and Form 4473 events on the horizon.

 

[RCL-09]

I'm all for it. We will finally see an end to drive by bayonetings and rifle launched grenadeings...

 

[Racer X]

I may be wrong but doesn't that mean that all semis would be considered illegal regardless of any addon?

I don't know of any semi that doesn't accept a detachable magazine so why not just say "any firearm capable of accepting and firing ammo of any caliber.

It will never get anywhere in Congress but that's not the point. It's that time of year where we can expect to see more of this nonsense.

nope, semi-auto tube fed. numerous rimfires qualify for example. that being said, in Washington State, a Ruger 10/22 is already an assault rifle. damn Squirrel Survival Society and their lobbyists!

 

[Rob613]

 

[biku324]

They'll never take my flash hider!

 

[Steve K]

After the last gun control bill was passed some senators said "This is the beginning." They are right; they have a foot in the door.

 

[ladder13]

I'll never get to use my grenade launcher.