Senate Democrats push to ban assault weapons
According to The Hill, Senate Democrats are making moves to ban assault weapons and any devices that allow semi-automatic weapons to fire like automatic weapons.
”– Senator Dianne Feinstein said in meetingWe’re introducing an updated Assault Weapons Ban for one reason: so that after every mass shooting with a military-style assault weapon, the American people will know that a tool to reduce these massacres is sitting in the Senate.
The previous 1994 ban on assault weapons expired in 2004. This time around, the sale, production, and transfer of these weapons would be off the table.
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The proposed bill would require a background check on any trade or sale of these weapons that have been covered and approved by the legislation.