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(7,981 posts) Thu Jan 24, 2013, 08:07 AM Jan 2013

Feinstein revives assault-weapons ban [View all]

WASHINGTON — California Democrat Dianne Feinstein will begin her fourth full term as a U.S. senator much as she started her Senate career: fighting for a ban on assault weapons.

Feinstein's new bill, which will be introduced Thursday in the Senate, among other things proposes to:

Ban the sale, transfer, importation or manufacturing of about 150 named firearms, plus certain rifles, handguns and shotguns fitted for detachable magazines and having at least one military characteristic.
Strengthen the 1994 ban by moving from a two- to a one-characteristic test to determine what constitutes an assault weapon.
Ban firearms with "thumbhole stocks" and "bullet buttons."
Ban the importation of assault weapons and large-capacity magazines.
Ban high-capacity ammunition magazines that hold more than 10 rounds.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/01/23/feinstein-assault-weapons-ban/1856613/

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Feinstein revives assault-weapons ban [View all] SecularMotion Jan 2013 OP

As I've said before (and been called a liar for) krispos42 Jan 2013 #1

what good are they? jimmy the one Jan 2013 #4

There are millions pipoman Jan 2013 #9

guns & whiskey jimmy the one Jan 2013 #15

Enumerated civil rights/liberties.. pipoman Jan 2013 #16

"In common use". beevul Jan 2013 #49

hunting and sporting Duckhunter935 Jan 2013 #11

The legal ones are just as lethal as the "assault weapon" versions krispos42 Jan 2013 #12

I bet the Mini-14 is banned JohnnyBoots Jan 2013 #14

The Mini-14 tactical is on the ban list. Puha Ekapi Jan 2013 #65

norway bans rifle mags >3 rds jimmy the one Jan 2013 #19

That's the problem... krispos42 Jan 2013 #35

I'll speak to calibers and hunting... Eleanors38 Jan 2013 #36

.223 is not the only option for the AR-15 Pullo Jan 2013 #38

"sale or transfer of high-capacity gun clips containing more than 10 bullets were illegal in {USA} PoliticAverse Jan 2013 #51

Depends upon what you are hunting. Callisto32 Jan 2013 #68

So are we still paranoid? N/t clffrdjk Jan 2013 #50

What good are incandescent light bulbs, let's get rid of them PuffedMica Jan 2013 #66

simple workaround... remove pistol grip, and new barrel quadrature Jan 2013 #2

Ban us from a Congressional majority is more like it....nt virginia mountainman Jan 2013 #3

When does the public get to see the list of 150? JohnnyBoots Jan 2013 #5

Here it is... Yavapai Jan 2013 #74

Here we go again iiibbb Jan 2013 #6

Feeble... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2013 #33

Awaiting the definition of "assault weapon" pipoman Jan 2013 #7

SA with 'Detachable magazine PLUS 1 feature' is the 'norm'... jmg257 Jan 2013 #17

For collectors in NY the M1 Garand JohnnyBoots Jan 2013 #18

Don't agree, as the M1 doesn't have a 'detachable magazine'. jmg257 Jan 2013 #20

I thought that all mags, detatchable and non-detachable had to be retrofitted for 7 rounds. JohnnyBoots Jan 2013 #21

Exisitng legally owned mags/capacities of 10 rounds or less are legal, just can't jmg257 Jan 2013 #22

Who's on first? JohnnyBoots Jan 2013 #25

That whole 'contain more then...' was pretty clever way of 'slightly grandfathering', of course jmg257 Jan 2013 #26

Garands Straw Man Jan 2013 #59

Actually 7 rounds stay in pretty well. The 5 rounders are $10 at CTD. jmg257 Jan 2013 #60

Only if you hold them upright. Straw Man Jan 2013 #61

En bloc equaling detachable magazine would have to be a stretch... jmg257 Jan 2013 #62

I'm with you. Straw Man Jan 2013 #63

The more I find on en blocs & strippers, the more it seems they are jmg257 Jan 2013 #64

Really, the M1? Callisto32 Jan 2013 #69

She Oneka Jan 2013 #32

Yep - apparently little 'gems' like these .22lr & 9mm are now assault weapons... jmg257 Jan 2013 #8

As is my 3 generation old Remington #740 pipoman Jan 2013 #10

pipomans remington jimmy the one Jan 2013 #24

Except mine happens to have pipoman Jan 2013 #28

They would be far better off making a list of excluded weapons... iiibbb Jan 2013 #27

If they ban AR-15 by name, pipoman Jan 2013 #29

But what I am saying is that if Remington applies for a certification "US AWB approved" yadda yadda iiibbb Jan 2013 #30

I happen to like... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2013 #31

Looks just like my Remington 742 WoodsMaster 30-06 w/ 4 round detachable clip Ghost in the Machine Jan 2013 #73

That is ONE butt-ugly gun ... holdencaufield Jan 2013 #13

Ha - it can - from right under the barrel! nt jmg257 Jan 2013 #23

I think they actually have the Berretta up on the wall at the Feinstein presser. JohnnyBoots Jan 2013 #39

Man raidert05 Jan 2013 #54

Dead on arrival in the Senate hack89 Jan 2013 #34

This idiotic... Puha Ekapi Jan 2013 #37

I'm wondering... Puha Ekapi Jan 2013 #40

Reviving... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2013 #41

Looks like she left the NFA stuff out of this version Pullo Jan 2013 #42

Some new info - not the whole bill yet... jmg257 Jan 2013 #43

Some interesting points, though the exact wording will obviously be important... jmg257 Jan 2013 #46

Oh, Ima scared... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2013 #47

I hve a feeling she thinks "AR" stands for "Assault Rifle"... OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #48

MMM AR-7 Callisto32 Jan 2013 #70

I have an AT-22 iiibbb Jan 2013 #72

I am told that words don't matter in here. Who cares? Don't you care about the children? iiibbb Jan 2013 #71

I think the weapons ban is the wrong approach Floridaphatman Jan 2013 #44

I would make the limit 20 rounds gejohnston Jan 2013 #45

I've suggested that before. Straw Man Jan 2013 #57

I've proposed this a few times. The Magazine limit seems to come up repeatedly iiibbb Jan 2013 #67

Here's a gem of a quote from... Puha Ekapi Jan 2013 #52

I was trained Duckhunter935 Jan 2013 #53

Same here. Puha Ekapi Jan 2013 #55

I think this sums up guardian Jan 2013 #58

looks like our Olympic ISSF teams will have to train in Canada gejohnston Jan 2013 #56