Dems introduce bill banning assault weapons

[SZonian]

Reps. David Cicilline  (D-R.I.) and Ted Deutch (D-Fla.) formally introduced a bill on Monday to ban assault weapons.

The legislation, called the Assault Weapons Ban of 2018, was introduced less than two weeks after the mass shooting at a Parkland, Fla., high school that left 17 people dead. The gunman used an AR-15 assault weapon during the shooting, one of the many firearms that would be banned under the bill.

The legislation would make it “unlawful for a person to import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, a semiautomatic assault weapon.”

However, the ban wouldn't apply to semi-automatic weapons that were "lawfully possessed" when the measure went into effect.


http://thehill.com/homenews/house/375659-dems-introduce-assault-weapons-ban

[Elderberry]

Florida lawmakers reject assault weapons ban, approve bill allowing teachers to carry guns

https://nypost.com/2018/02/26/florida-lawmakers-reject-assault-weapons-ban-approve-bill-allowing-teachers-to-carry-guns/

[SZonian]

yeah, I agree with the author, but the rats never quit.  It's always a good idea to keep a real close eye on them...

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2018/02/27/house-introduces-gun-ban-legislation-n2454670

[txradioguy]

There is no such thing as an "assault weapon"