Feinstein Ban - Early report

[james_bond_007]

Feinstein introduces sweeping ban on military-style weapons

By Alexander Bolton - 01/24/13 11:25 AM ET
Source: http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/2...sault-weapons-

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and a group of Senate Democrats on Thursday introduced legislation to ban the sale and manufacture of more than 150 types of semi-automatic weapons with military-style features.

The legislation also bans magazines holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition and requires people who already own assault rifles to use secure storage and safety devices and bars them from selling high-capacity clips.


“No weapon is taken from anyone,” said Feinstein. “The purpose is to dry up the supply of these weapons over time.” Unlike the 1994 assault-weapons ban, there is no sunset provision in Feinstein’s newest gun-control bill.
The lawmakers introduced the bill at a press conference with law-enforcement groups supporting the legislation. Groups endorsing the bill include the U.S. Conference of Mayors, the Major Cities Chiefs Association, the Police Foundation, and the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators.
The co-sponsors include Democratic Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, whose home state of Connecticut last month witnessed one of the nation’s worst episodes of gun violence when an assailant killed 20 children at Sandy Hook Elementary School with an M-4 Bushmaster assault rifle.
Feinstein acknowledged the bill would face stiff opposition in Congress.
“Getting this bill signed into law will be an uphill battle, and I recognize that — but it’s a battle worth having,” she said. “We must balance the desire of a few to own military-style assault weapons with the growing threat to lives across America.”
The bill would ban the sale, transfer, manufacture and import of all semi-automatic rifles and pistols that can accept detachable magazines and have at least one military feature.
It would also ban semi-automatic rifles and handguns that have fixed magazines capable of carrying more than 10 rounds and all semi-automatic shotguns that have folding or detachable stocks, pistol grips, forward grips, or fixed magazines with room for more than five rounds.
The bill includes a grandfather clause that would exempt assault weapons "lawfully possessed" on the date of enactment. Background checks would be required prior to the sale or transfer of weapons exempted under the clause.
Feinstein said she designed the bill to make it more difficult for gun manufacturers to evade restrictions by altering just one or a few features. The 1994 federal assault-weapons ban, which Feinstein also sponsored, was widely criticized as ineffective because of various loopholes.
Feinstein emphasized that her bill exempts more than 2,200 hunting and sports rifles or any gun manually operated by bolt, lever or slide action. It also exempts weapons used by active and retired law enforcement officials.
Feinstein argues the 1994 ban was effective, citing a Justice Department study that found it led to a 6.7-percent decrease in gun murders. She also pointed to a finding from the Police Executive Research Forum that nearly 40 percent of police departments reported an increase in criminal use of assault weapons since the ban expired in 2004.

Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (Ill.) and Democratic Policy Committee Chairman Chuck Schumer (N.Y.), the 2nd- and 3rd-ranking members of the Democratic leadership, have co-sponsored bill.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), who has voiced doubt about passing a new assault weapons ban, has not endorsed it. It does not have the support of a single Republican senator, either.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/279057-feinstein-introduces-sweeping-ban-on-military-style-assault-weapons-#ixzz2IutW3YG0


From Senator Feinsteins Website : http://www.feinstein.senate.gov/publ...ns-ban-summary

Rifles: All AK types, including the following: AK, AK47, AK47S, AK–74, AKM, AKS, ARM, MAK90, MISR, NHM90, NHM91, Rock River Arms LAR–47, SA85, SA93, Vector Arms AK–47, VEPR, WASR–10, and WUM, IZHMASH Saiga AK, MAADI AK47 and ARM, Norinco 56S, 56S2, 84S, and 86S, Poly Technologies AK47 and AKS; All AR types, including the following: AR–10, AR–15, Armalite M15 22LR Carbine, Armalite M15–T, Barrett REC7, Beretta AR–70, Bushmaster ACR, Bushmaster Carbon 15, Bushmaster MOE series, Bushmaster XM15, Colt Match Target Rifles, DoubleStar AR rifles, DPMS Tactical Rifles, Heckler & Koch MR556, Olympic Arms, Remington R–15 rifles, Rock River Arms LAR–15, Sig Sauer SIG516 rifles, Smith & Wesson M&P15 Rifles, Stag Arms AR rifles, Sturm, Ruger & Co. SR556 rifles; Barrett M107A1; Barrett M82A1; Beretta CX4 Storm; Calico Liberty Series; CETME Sporter; Daewoo K–1, K–2, Max 1, Max 2, AR 100, and AR 110C; Fabrique Nationale/FN Herstal FAL, LAR, 22 FNC, 308 Match, L1A1 Sporter, PS90, SCAR, and FS2000; Feather Industries AT–9; Galil Model AR and Model ARM; Hi-Point Carbine; HK–91, HK–93, HK–94, HK–PSG–1 and HK USC; Kel-Tec Sub–2000, SU–16, and RFB; SIG AMT, SIG PE–57, Sig Sauer SG 550, and Sig Sauer SG 551; Springfield Armory SAR–48; Steyr AUG; Sturm, Ruger Mini-14 Tactical Rife M–14/20CF; All Thompson rifles, including the following: Thompson M1SB, Thompson T1100D, Thompson T150D, Thompson T1B, Thompson T1B100D, Thompson T1B50D, Thompson T1BSB, Thompson T1–C, Thompson T1D, Thompson T1SB, Thompson T5, Thompson T5100D, Thompson TM1, Thompson TM1C; UMAREX UZI Rifle; UZI Mini Carbine, UZI Model A Carbine, and UZI Model B Carbine; Valmet M62S, M71S, and M78; Vector Arms UZI Type; Weaver Arms Nighthawk; Wilkinson Arms Linda Carbine.


Pistols: All AK–47 types, including the following: Centurion 39 AK pistol, Draco AK–47 pistol, HCR AK–47 pistol, IO Inc. Hellpup AK–47 pistol, Krinkov pistol, Mini Draco AK–47 pistol, Yugo Krebs Krink pistol; All AR–15 types, including the following: American Spirit AR–15 pistol, Bushmaster Carbon 15 pistol, DoubleStar Corporation AR pistol, DPMS AR–15 pistol, Olympic Arms AR–15 pistol, Rock River Arms LAR 15 pistol; Calico Liberty pistols; DSA SA58 PKP FAL pistol; Encom MP–9 and MP–45; Heckler & Koch model SP-89 pistol; Intratec AB–10, TEC–22 Scorpion, TEC–9, and TEC–DC9; Kel-Tec PLR 16 pistol; The following MAC types: MAC–10, MAC–11; Masterpiece Arms MPA A930 Mini Pistol, MPA460 Pistol, MPA Tactical Pistol, and MPA Mini Tactical Pistol; Military Armament Corp. Ingram M–11, Velocity Arms VMAC; Sig Sauer P556 pistol; Sites Spectre; All Thompson types, including the following: Thompson TA510D, Thompson TA5; All UZI types, including: Micro-UZI.


Shotguns: Franchi LAW–12 and SPAS 12; All IZHMASH Saiga 12 types, including the following: IZHMASH Saiga 12, IZHMASH Saiga 12S, IZHMASH Saiga 12S EXP–01, IZHMASH Saiga 12K, IZHMASH Saiga 12K–030, IZHMASH Saiga 12K–040 Taktika; Streetsweeper; Striker 12.


Belt-fed semiautomatic firearms: All belt-fed semiautomatic firearms including TNW M2HB.

[Dave_L]

"The legislation also bans magazines holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition and requires people who already own assault rifles to use secure storage and safety devices and bars them from selling high-capacity clips."

“No weapon is taken from anyone,” said Feinstein. “The purpose is to dry up the supply of these weapons over time.”

Those two things are the scariest. Requires secure storage which means what? 100% registration to know who has them and then a LEO has to come inspect your storage methods? Eek.

Dry up the supply? How many are already out there? Stopping new production helps but only one REAL way to dry up the supply...

[Ronin13]

I've been mulling this over for a few weeks now, figure this is as good of place to say it... I see all the "special treatment" for LEOs getting to keep guns and not being affected by any legislation. What about veterans? We're the ones who actually train, employ, and constantly use these "assault weapons"- yet I have yet to hear any lawmaker address this. Not saying if any law is passed they should include exemptions for LE and mil vets and eff everyone else, just asking why they are going to exclude active and retired LE but not active/retired (honorable) mil as well? I would think a discharged Marine is better equipped to safely possess and own an AR-15 than a retired Mesa County Sheriff's Deputy.

But still, Feinstein needs to be arrested and charged with treason. I won't hold my breath, but that's the law...

[XC700116]

"The legislation also bans magazines holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition and requires people who already own assault rifles to use secure storage and safety devices and bars them from selling high-capacity clips."

“No weapon is taken from anyone,” said Feinstein. “The purpose is to dry up the supply of these weapons over time.”

Those two things are the scariest. Requires secure storage which means what? 100% registration to know who has them and then a LEO has to come inspect your storage methods? Eek.

Dry up the supply? How many are already out there? Stopping new production helps but only one REAL way to dry up the supply...

You're missing the part of about banning transfer, so if you die, your kids/wife/brother/WTFever can't keep your gun. That's how they dry up the supply, by confiscating them when someone passes away.

[Rooskibar03]

List of banned items

[loveski]

Good thing I have a strong right hand. Time to write more letters. Everyone needs to contact their reps and senators again

[Dingo]

I've been mulling this over for a few weeks now, figure this is as good of place to say it... I see all the "special treatment" for LEOs getting to keep guns and not being affected by any legislation. What about veterans? We're the ones who actually train, employ, and constantly use these "assault weapons"- yet I have yet to hear any lawmaker address this. Not saying if any law is passed they should include exemptions for LE and mil vets and eff everyone else, just asking why they are going to exclude active and retired LE but not active/retired (honorable) mil as well? I would think a discharged Marine is better equipped to safely possess and own an AR-15 than a retired Mesa County Sheriff's Deputy.

But still, Feinstein needs to be arrested and charged with treason. I won't hold my breath, but that's the law...

^^^^THIS^^^^ I'm not military, but I would trust any Marine I know with a so-called "assault weapon" a thousand times more than some of these wanna-be-cowboy LEO's I've met. (Not a blanket statement - just referring to the unfortunate impression I've formed from talking with most Denver/Boulder cops.)

[Ronin13]

^^^^THIS^^^^ I'm not military, but I would trust any Marine I know with a so-called "assault weapon" a thousand times more than some of these wanna-be-cowboy LEO's I've met. (Not a blanket statement - just referring to the unfortunate impression I've formed from talking with most Denver/Boulder cops.)

Well there's your problem... You talk to Denver/Boulder cops... I invite you to get to know OneGuy on here, he's one of the good LEOs... at least as far as I know.

[lowbeyond]

i aint complying with shit

[hatidua]

just asking why they are going to exclude active and retired LE but not active/retired (honorable) mil as well?

Exempt enough to get support for the bill, but not so many as to cause an uproar by those not exempted. Politics at it's worst.