Feinstein’s Scattershot Anti-Gun Bill Badly Misses the Mark By Kelly- Jan 20, 2019
Democrats promised that if they retook control of the House, gun control would be a top priority. They have wasted little time in seeking to restrict the rights of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms.
Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.; Chris Murphy, D-Conn.; and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., introduced the latest version of the so-called assault weapons ban with 26 other Democrats as co-sponsors.
The firearms banned under Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s bill are not military-grade at all, even if they mimic military appearances.
The bill would prohibit the future sale, transfer, manufacture, and importation of “military-style assault weapons” and “high-capacity” magazines—in other words, it would keep law-abiding Americans from buying many of the most popular firearms used for hunting, shooting sports, and self-defense.
The bill appears to be similar to ineffective legislation passed in 1994, in California and in Canada. If passed, it would have the same ineffective results.
The bill’s text is not yet available to the public, but the senators’ press release indicates that the bill would prohibit, among other things, the purchase or transfer of:
- 205 firearms by name.
- Any firearm that has a detachable magazine, plus one or more “military” characteristic, like a pistol grip, barrel shroud, or telescoping stock.
- Magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds.
- Bump stocks.
- Pistols that weigh more than 50 ounces (per the 1994 ban).
- Pistol-stabilizing braces.
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