"prohibits the sale and possession of all assault weapons in an effort to protect citizens and law enforcement personnel".
Disarming the private citizen protects them? What BS!!!
The adage that registration leads to confiscation rings loud and clear. Kalifornia started the same way.
I forgot to add "/sarcasm" because I didn't think it necessary.
It "states rights" when it suits these people. Its federal supremacy when it doesn't. The 2nd Amendment is federal--one of the areas where there should be no doubt and the law should be universal.