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BumRushDaShow

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13. Well with some of the "incremental" laws that have been recently passed
Fri Jul 29, 2022, 09:48 PM
Jul 2022

like S.2938 - Bipartisan Safer Communities Act - particularly related to those "ghost guns" (and the kits that get sold completely unregulated), that believe it or not (which will hopefully be left alone) will have a bigger impact on people's lives than the AWB at this point.

And that's because although an AW will cause mass deaths quickly in a single incident, that level of mass killing is going on in 2s and 3s and 4s using illegal handguns, literally on an hourly basis throughout the U.S.

The last AWB was actually included in H.R.3355 - Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 as an amendment and a new one will probably need to be added in the same way - perhaps via reconciliation, if we can get enough Senators to do it (reconciliation only needs 51 votes).

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House passes assault-style weapons ban [View all] BumRushDaShow Jul 2022 OP
Now we wait until November DVRacer Jul 2022 #1
Will David Hogg stop attacking Democrats now? Nt AZSkiffyGeek Jul 2022 #2
If you saw your classmates get blasted to bits, you might understand the frustration. n/t Evolve Dammit Jul 2022 #3
That's fair AZSkiffyGeek Jul 2022 #4
Maybe it needs the Jon Stewart level of passion and naming names. Take the f'in gloves off. Evolve Dammit Jul 2022 #7
We can take it. 7 million still know what to do in November. ancianita Jul 2022 #5
The generation that grew up with mass shootings IronLionZion Jul 2022 #6
Ron Kind. On his way out the door. AllyCat Jul 2022 #8
#@#$! This bill needed 100% Dem support and not bc of t vulnerable seats but RestoreAmerica2020 Jul 2022 #9
Now on to the Senate where it will just wither away on the vine. MarineCombatEngineer Jul 2022 #10
Well believe it or not BumRushDaShow Jul 2022 #11
I like and agree with what you're saying, MarineCombatEngineer Jul 2022 #12
Well with some of the "incremental" laws that have been recently passed BumRushDaShow Jul 2022 #13
Now on to the Senate where it will just wither away on the vine. LenaBaby61 Jul 2022 #18
5 Democrats and 2 Republicans broke ranks with their majority Polybius Jul 2022 #14
Well, we already know how this will go... PSPS Jul 2022 #15
We're picking StrkSrviver Jul 2022 #16
The reason to do it now is getting them on the record before the midterms Novara Jul 2022 #17
Mass killings done with handguns also declined during that time Kaleva Jul 2022 #23
A question that I believe needs an answer oneshooter Jul 2022 #19
No twodogsbarking Jul 2022 #21
A semiauto that has a military appearance and is not regulated by the NFA of 1934 Kaleva Jul 2022 #22
Their definition is in the bill madville Jul 2022 #25
Wow. My .22 rimfire squirrel rifle would be a considered an assault rifle NickB79 Jul 2022 #26
And I believe that my M1garands possably would also be. oneshooter Jul 2022 #27
Read on down in the bill, M-1's are exempt madville Jul 2022 #28
Garands and carbines? oneshooter Jul 2022 #33
See here madville Jul 2022 #35
M1 Carbines were issued with folding stocks to paratroopers and truck drivers. oneshooter Aug 2022 #40
Those would still be legal as well madville Sep 2022 #41
Rimfire is exempt from most of the provisions madville Jul 2022 #29
This made it sound like all calibers are covered NickB79 Jul 2022 #30
It's down in the bill text madville Jul 2022 #31
I see a big market for new rimfire calibers then to skirt the law NickB79 Jul 2022 #32
That's a good point madville Jul 2022 #34
My 9mm carbine DakotaSnow Aug 2022 #37
It would be grandfathered even if madville Aug 2022 #38
The repuke campaign ads just write themselves radicalleft Jul 2022 #20
Read the bill this morning, doesn't do much madville Jul 2022 #24
Kick ck4829 Aug 2022 #36
Not a ban on possession hack89 Aug 2022 #39
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