

On The Assault Weapons Ban of 2013





Assault Weapons Ban of 2013



1.What the bill says









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The legislation bans the sale , transfer , manufacturing and importation of:

All semiautomatic rifles that can accept a detachable magazine and have at least one military feature: pistol grip; forward grip; folding, telescoping, or detachable stock; grenade launcher or rocket launcher; barrel shroud; or threaded barrel.

All semiautomatic pistols that can accept a detachable magazine and have at least one military feature: threaded barrel; second pistol grip; barrel shroud; capacity to accept a detachable magazine at some location outside of the pistol grip; or semiautomatic version of an automatic firearm.

All semiautomatic rifles and handguns that have a fixed magazine with the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds.

All semiautomatic shotguns that have a folding, telescoping, or detachable stock; pistol grip; fixed magazine with the capacity to accept more than 5 rounds; ability to accept a detachable magazine; forward grip; grenade launcher or rocket launcher; or shotgun with a revolving cylinder.

All ammunition feeding devices (magazines, strips, and drums) capable of accepting more than 10 rounds.

157 specifically-named firearms (listed at the end of this page).

The legislation excludes the following weapons from the bill:

Any weapon that is lawfully possessed at the date of the bill’s enactment;

at the date of the bill’s enactment; Any firearm manually operated by a bolt, pump, lever or slide action;

by a bolt, pump, lever or slide action; Assault weapons used by military, law enforcement, and retired law enforcement; and

Antique weapons.

The legislation protects hunting and sporting firearms:

The bill excludes 2,258 legitimate hunting and sporting rifles and shotguns by specific make and model.

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2. Arguments in support of the ban

Sen. Feinstein's data

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Following are studies that have been conducted on the 1994-2004 Assault Weapons Ban :



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Magazine capacity and mass shootings

Maybe if it took longer, maybe one more kid would be aliv

Exempted weapons fulfill the 2nd amendment

DC v. Heller

need

The bill excludes 2,258 legitimate hunting and sporting rifles and shotguns by specific make and model.

Some things should not be seen

made for killing

Summary

Dozens of Americans are killed by assault weapons each year. The 1994-2004 ban, after being in effect for several years, kept many assault weapons out of the hands of criminals. Mass shootings often involve high capacity magazines, and their lethality would be arguably lessened if those magazines were banned.

The unavailability of banned weapon models has scarce effect on sporting use or legal defensive use of firearms.

Military-style weapons look ghastly, and are often put on display in public places.



3. Arguments against the ban



Public safety in perspective Public safety in perspective

alcoholic

The 1994 ban didn't really work



In a Department of Justice study (pdf), Jeffrey Roth and Christopher Koper find that the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban was responsible for a 6.7 percent decrease in total gun murders, holding all other factors equal.



Our best estimate is that the ban contributed to a 6.7 percent decrease in total gun murders between 1994 and 1995, beyond what would have been expected in view of ongoing crime, demographic, and economic trends. However, with only one year of post-ban data, we cannot rule out the possibility that this decrease reflects chance year-to-year variation rather than a true effect of the ban. (page 2)



Our investigation technically had no result -- but

if we had to guess based on an eyeball view of the data, our guess would be 6.7%

"

find that

We cannot clearly credit the ban with any of the nation’s recent drop in gun violence. And, indeed, there has been no discernible reduction in the lethality and injuriousness of gun violence.

Following are studies that have been conducted on the 1994-2004 Assault Weapons Ban..."

It's the other end

it's

the other end,

it's the other end.

really

Round limit materially infringes



per se

miss,

hits

standard capacity

same threat







why do you need an AR-15

A matter of principle





some

1997 Firearms Act,

bureaucratic

legitimate purposes

Commentaries on the Laws of England

The fifth and last auxiliary right of the subject, that I shall at present mention, is that of having arms for their defence, suitable to their condition and degree, and such as are allowed by law. Which is also declared by the same statute I W. & M. st.2. c.2. and is indeed a public allowance, under due restrictions, of the natural right of resistance and self-preservation, when the sanctions of society and laws are found insufficient to restrain the violence of oppression.



sporting goods

ban all guns --

except

as such

saying





Mass shootings in perspective

needs

Bathtub Ban of 2014





assault beverage

Beer Violence Prevention Act of 2013

bona fide

Other answers to mass shootings

using

carrying

Where will I go to rob, rape, or murder today? ... not a school -- guns aren't allowed there. Darn!

Of course

seem

I bet they'll pay attention to me now

their

4. Concluding remarks

will to ban

We will find any means we can to further restrict them because I hate guns

style

grade

They are ignorant of important facts on the issue they are crusading for (excusable for a citizen, but not for a public official);

They want to ban certain weapons just because of the way they look; or

They secretly would like to ban, at a minimum, all semi-automatic firearms.

voting issue

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