If you haven't heard about these bills, you need to read up on them. these bills need to be stopped cold and as many of their sponsors voted out of office or recalled as possible.
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The Most Sweeping Gun Ban Ever Introduced in Congress--Clinton Gun Ban "Reenactment" Bans Millions More Guns
H.R. 2038/S. 1431, introduced by Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), does not just "reenact" or "reauthorize" the 1994 Clinton Gun Ban--the federal "assault weapon" law. It bans millions more guns and begins backdoor registration of guns. All told, it`s a giant step closer to the goal stated by Clinton Gun Ban sponsor Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on CBS 60 Minutes--"If I could have gotten 51 votes in the Senate of the United States for an outright ban, picking up every one of them, Mr. and Mrs. America, turn them all in, I would have done it." There is no 10-year sunset provision in H.R.2038/S.1431. It permanently bans every gun banned by the Clinton ban, and:
Bans every gun made to comply with the Clinton ban.
The Clinton ban dictated the kinds of grips, stocks and attachments new guns can have. Manufacturers and gun owners complied and new guns conform to the Clinton-Feinstein requirements. H.R. 2038/S.1431 bans the new guns too.
Bans guns exempted by name or type under the Clinton ban.
Commonplace Ruger Mini 14s, Mini-30s, Ranch Rifles, .30 Caliber Carbines, and fixed-magazine semi-automatic center-fire rifles.
Bans all semi-automatic shotguns.
Bans Remington, Winchester, Beretta, Benelli, and other shotguns commonly used for hunting, trap, skeet, sporting clays, and self-defense. Bans them by banning their main component, called the "receiver" (sec. 2(a)(30)(J)), and bans them because they have "any characteristic that can function as a grip"(sec. 2(H)(ii) and (b)(42)). Any characteristic.
Bans all detachable-magazine semi-automatic rifles because they have "any characteristic that can function as a grip." (sec.2(a)(30)(D)(iii) and (iv), and (b)(41) and (42)). Any characteristic.
Bans target shooting rifles.
Bans the three centerfire rifles most popular for marksmanship competitions: the Colt AR-15, the Springfield M1A and the M1 "Garand."
Bans guns for self-defense.
Bans any semi-automatic shotgun or rifle an Attorney General one day claims isn`t "sporting," even though the U.S. Constitution, the constitutions of 44 states, and the laws of all 50 states recognize the right to use guns for defense.
Bans 65 named guns (the Clinton law bans 19);
Bans semi-auto fixed-magazine pistols of over 10 rounds capacity;
Bans frames, receivers, and parts used to repair or refurbish guns;
Bans importation of magazines exempted by the Clinton ban;
Bans selling a legally-owned "assault weapon" with a magazine of over 10 rounds capacity.
Bans guns rarely used in crime. A fact proven by every state and local law enforcement agency report, and every DOJ felon survey on the subject. The Congressionally-mandated study of the Clinton ban found that the guns "were never used in more than a fraction of all gun murders."
Begins backdoor registration. Requires manufacturers of guns, frames, receivers, and other parts to report the names of their dealers. Requires dealers to report any of the guns and parts they have in stock. Bans private sales of the guns and parts. The next step is to register individual purchasers.
Posted: 1/13/2004
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doesn't the current bill expire in october or november of this year , right around election time ?? if so , and this is an expansion of it , then it must be going to be voted on in the near future
The only thing Bush has spoke of to my knowledge is on the re-instateing of the AWB, and he has said if it comes to his desk he will sign it. I don't think he will sign the mccarthy lautenburg bill though, but who knows, all this needs to be shot down in the house and senate and he should'nt have to make a decision on any of them including re-upping this AWB. If we get kerry, dean, clark or any of the others in as president in Nov, they will all be signed if they have the chance, just check their voting records on gun issues.
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This is more than scary and further proof that if we want to maintain the right to bear arms we better start voting for the candidate and not the party! I know that the majority of Republicans are pro gun, but there are enough republicans that are anti gun it needs to be addressed. Right here in Va. our Democratic Governor is pro-gun, his republican opposition when he ran had such a bad record on guns that the NRA refused to support him even though he did everything but beg them to!
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Bill to Extend Clinton Gun ban
