Lautenberg Introduces Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act

lautenberg.senate.gov ^ | March 16, 2005 | Anonymous Lautenberg Lackey

[TERMINATTOR]

Measure Tougher and More Comprehensive than 1994 Federal Ban on Assault Weapons that President Bush and Republicans Allowed to Expire Last Year

WASHINGTON, DC --Acting forcefully to protect citizens and law enforcers, United States Senator Frank R. Lautenberg introduced today a bill which would restore the federal ban on dangerous assault weapons.

"Keeping assault weapons off our streets is common sense," said Senator Lautenberg. "Our first responsibility to the American people is to keep them safe."

The "Assault Weapons Ban and Law enforcement Protection Act" would permanently reinstate and significantly strengthen the federal ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazine that expired on September 2004. The Lautenberg bill would improve and simplify the definition of assault weapons; would expand the scope of the ban to include conversion parts kits that can be purchased through the mail and used to build an assault weapon; regulate the transfer of grandfathered assault weapons; clarify definitions of assault weapon characteristics; and enhance tracing of assault weapons.

"It is time to act in the interest of the American people, not the gun lobby," said Senator Lautenberg. "Innocent lives, including law enforcement officials, are at risk and we need to pass this legislation now. Gun laws should be there to protect the innocent; not help criminals and terrorists"

The Governmental Accountability Office (GAO) produced a detailed report at the request of Senator Lautenberg that found that at least 47 suspected and known terrorists who are listed on the nation's terror watch lists were allowed to legally purchase firearms. With the expiration of the Assault Weapons Ban, these people could now upgrade from a hand gun or rifle, to an AK-47.

[TERMINATTOR]

Your first duty to the American people is to uphold you oath of office, and you've failed miserably!

[Robert A Cook PE]

Democrat Senate agenda.

Well, let's first murder Schiavo, then we can protect horses and caribou and "law enforcement" agents by writing more gun control legislation.

After we prevent conservative judges from being appointed.

[Taquito]

It doesn't have an ice cubes chance in hell.

[muawiyah]

Lautenburg would have volunteered to be a Zonerkommando in a Nazi death camp just so he could keep "dangerous assault weapons" out of the hands of untrained people.

After all, he's the kind of guy who thinks only the guards really need them.

[Modok]

If this bastard (lautenburg) had his way we would have less rights than an Iragi. There you can have one AK-47 and one magazine per house. Damned liberal garbage.

[goldstategop]

The Laut thinks we need to be protected from ourselves? Politicians are more dangerous than assault weapons.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[digger48]

Hey Frank! Just because your cold, dead, fingers can no longer hold a firearm, don't assume the rest of use are ready to give 'em up to like likes of YOU.

[Final Authority]

Is there a betting line on how fast GWB will sign this bill if it ever gets to his desk? I say about a day after he says he has no choice but to sign to protect "the people" (the elite).

[Condor51]

"With the expiration of the Assault Weapons Ban, these people could now upgrade from a hand gun or rifle, to an AK-47."

Hey jackass, an AK-47 IS a rifle.

[edmond246]

Isn't it convientient that after all the bad things with guns that happened this week. . . :(

[TheRedSoxWinThePennant]

With the expiration of the Assault Weapons Ban, these people could now upgrade from a hand gun or rifle, to an AK-47.

Really? The thugs on Nebraska ave in downtown Tampa must have never heard of that law. Or I am sure they would have turned in their ak's and mac 10's years ago.

[Unknown Freeper]

Brought to you by the gift that keeps on giving: the People's Republic of New Jersey....

[stm]

The assault weapon's ban was not really a ban anyway. You could still legally buy "pre-ban" weapons, they were just more expensive. I got an M-4 from Bushmaster that was identical in every respect (except for the selector), to the M-4 I carried in Iraq. And that was long before this ban expired.

[hiredhand]

If anybody, anywhere up the "pole" in the GOP is reading this thread, they need to know, that short of our open border problem to the south, THIS issue (blatent attempts at reducing the Second Ammendment) will turn us against them.

...and yes...they DID (even the democrats) swear to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States. For any one of them to suggest we make it any less effective is a violation of thier oath of office.

Personally, I'm waiting for the day when the constituency of a given representative takes him/her to court and sues for failure to uphold an oath of office. It "seems" to be a very clear case. It would be nasty for certain (at the least the first time), but would open the eyes of all those who were thinking about violating their oaths afterwards.

Think about it....the left uses the courts where they "should" go through the legislative bodies. We ought to push them through the courts for what we can. Violation of oath of office should right at the top of the list!

[B4Ranch]

Is he paid by the United Nations or the US Treasury?

[demlosers]

No AWB bill will pass the house. It's DOA.

[SVTCobra03]

Guess its time to buy that Springfield Armory M1A I have been lusting after.

[PzLdr]

There's an oxymoron: Lautenberg and common sense.

[TERMINATTOR]

SA INC. has serious quality control problems these days. Try Fulton Armory, or Smith Enterprise.

[gatex]

""Keeping assault weapons off our streets is common sense," said Senator Lautenberg"

Senator Lautenberg, Senator Dianne Feinstein, Senator Schumer and Senator Boxer have an unusual obsession with gun control.

Why ?