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In reply to the discussion: Pelosi says House will consider assault weapons ban legislation [View all]sl8
(14,396 posts)26. I'm not sure what else to say.
Last edited Thu Jun 2, 2022, 12:39 PM - Edit history (1)
I wasn't suggesting that all the firearms on the list were bolt actions, but the fact that the list contains bolt actions, single shots, over/under shotguns, etc., would suggest that it's not the list of firearms to be banned. There was a (much shorter) list of firearms to be banned, by name.
Here's an excerpt from the LA times article:
[...]
To limit the availability of such weapons, Feinstein sought to forge a compromise between separate proposals offered by retiring Sens. Dennis DeConcini (D-Ariz.) and Howard M. Metzenbaum (D-Ohio).
Feinstein dropped language from the Metzenbaum bill that would give the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms authority to ban future assault weapons. To accommodate hunting and recreation enthusiasts, she exempted a 14-page list of 650 rifles and shotguns. She also inserted a 10-year sunset clause to satisfy critics who say that the bill would have no impact on crime. If a federal study proves the ban on assault rifles ineffective, the legislation would expire after a decade.
The legislation does not address the current possession of an estimated 1 million assault rifles nationwide.
Essentially what this legislation does is (create) a freeze, Feinstein said in an interview. Its not more, its not less. It would say you cannot manufacture these assault weapons, you cannot sell them and you cannot possess them in the future. It does not in itself take any off the streets. I dont want to kid anybody.
[...]
To limit the availability of such weapons, Feinstein sought to forge a compromise between separate proposals offered by retiring Sens. Dennis DeConcini (D-Ariz.) and Howard M. Metzenbaum (D-Ohio).
Feinstein dropped language from the Metzenbaum bill that would give the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms authority to ban future assault weapons. To accommodate hunting and recreation enthusiasts, she exempted a 14-page list of 650 rifles and shotguns. She also inserted a 10-year sunset clause to satisfy critics who say that the bill would have no impact on crime. If a federal study proves the ban on assault rifles ineffective, the legislation would expire after a decade.
The legislation does not address the current possession of an estimated 1 million assault rifles nationwide.
Essentially what this legislation does is (create) a freeze, Feinstein said in an interview. Its not more, its not less. It would say you cannot manufacture these assault weapons, you cannot sell them and you cannot possess them in the future. It does not in itself take any off the streets. I dont want to kid anybody.
[...]
I'm not sure if it's what you're looking for, but here's a pdf of the Act:
https://www.congress.gov/103/statute/STATUTE-108/STATUTE-108-Pg1796.pdf
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ONLY exempted because they had been manufactured on or BEFORE the effective date of the law.
BumRushDaShow
Jun 2022
#20
Yeah been there but it didn't have the complete contents of Appendix A like the PDF
BumRushDaShow
Jun 2022
#29
High capacity magazines made overseas before the ban went into effect were legal to import
Kaleva
Jun 2022
#18
Had posted the details of that noting the AWB was a Feinstein amendment rolled into the "Crime Bill"
BumRushDaShow
Jun 2022
#9
"Exempted" because they were manufactured ON (or before) the Oct. 1, 1993 effective date
BumRushDaShow
Jun 2022
#19