Posted on 02/24/2007 6:37:47 AM PST by pabianice
McCarthy Bill Bans Millions More Guns Than The Clinton Gun Ban
On Feb. 14, 2007, Representative Carolyn McCarthy (D-N.Y.) introduced H.R. 1022, a bill with the stated purpose, "to reauthorize the assault weapons ban, and for other purposes."
McCarthy's verbiage warrants explanation. Presumably, what she means by "assault weapons ban" is the Clinton Gun Ban of 1994. Congress allowed the ban to expire in 2004 for multiple reasons, including the fact that federal, state and local law enforcement agency studies showed that guns affected by the ban had been used in only a small percentage of crime, before and after the ban was imposed.
With the nation's murder rate 43% lower than in 1991, and the re-legalized guns still used in only a small percentage of crime, reauthorizing the Clinton Gun Ban would be objectionable enough. But McCarthy's "other purposes" would make matters even worse. H.R. 1022 would ban every gun banned by the Clinton ban, plus millions more guns, including:
. Every gun made to comply with the Clinton ban. (The Clinton ban dictated the kinds of grips, stocks and attachments new guns could have. Manufacturers modified new guns to the Clinton requirements. H.R. 1022 would ban the modified guns too.)
. Guns exempted by the Clinton ban. (Ruger Mini-14s and -30s and Ranch Rifles; .30 cal. carbines; and fixed-magazine, semi-automatic, center-fire rifles that hold more than 10 rounds.)
. All semi-automatic shotguns. (E.g., Remington, Winchester, Beretta and Benelli, used for hunting, sport shooting, and self-defense. H.R. 1022 would ban them because they have "any characteristic that can function as a grip," and would also ban their main component, called the "receiver.")
. All detachable-magazine semi-automatic rifles-including, for example, the ubiquitous Ruger 10/22 .22 rimfire-because they have "any characteristic that can function as a grip."
. Target shooting rifles. (E.g., the three centerfire rifles most popular for marksmanship competitions: the Colt AR-15, the Springfield M1A and the M1 "Garand.")
. Any semi-automatic shotgun or rifle an Attorney General one day claims isn't "sporting," even though the constitutions of the U.S. and 44 states, and the laws of all 50 states, recognize the right to use guns for defense.
. 65 named guns (the Clinton law banned 19 by name); semi-auto fixed-magazine pistols of over 10 rounds capacity; and frames, receivers and parts used to repair or refurbish guns.
H.R. 1022 would also ban the importation of magazines exempted by the Clinton ban, ban the sale of a legally-owned "assault weapon" with a magazine of over 10 rounds capacity, and begin backdoor registration of guns, by requiring private sales of banned guns, frames, receivers and parts to be conducted through licensed dealers. Finally, whereas the Clinton Gun Ban was imposed for a 10-year trial period, H.R. 1022 would be a permanent ban.
Please be sure to contact your U.S. Representative and urge him or her to oppose H.R. 1022!
You can call your U.S. Representative at (202) 225-3121.
BUSH! VETO PEN! NOW!
---here we go again--
They won't be happy until we're down to muzzle loaders and then they will ban black powder.
Ironic that the bill is HR 1022, and it is trying to ban the Ruger 10/22.
Here we go again.
So, the dems are in control now.
i beleive the constitution says somewhere or other that if they do this it is our patriotic duty to shove our rifles halfway up their butt
If W didn't veto restrictions on the 1st Amendment, what makes you think he'll protect the 2nd ?
I suspect this will not go far....yet. As with Dems, they start big and will appear to compromise by allowing the removal of the stupidest parts and appear to be satified with the rest.
As for the veto pen, I suspect they're waiting for 08 when they have a hitlery in the WH or a compliant RINO.
greetings from the NY 4th congressional district...
send those letters in boys and girls.
Bush veto THIS? Are you crazy? He's already stated he would sign an "Assault Weapons Ban".
The Republicans were in office 12 years and mostly rewarded themselves. Anybody remember any gun rights laws offered in that that time? Nope.
Butbutbut... THEY SAID THEY WOULDN'T DO THIS AGAIN! /s
These Stalinist pukes think there's some advantage to disarming us ~ they do this every chance they get.
Hey RudyBots, your boy will surely support this bill, right?
Glad I voted Republican in 2006. Even so, we lost Jim Talent and got stem cell research passed in Missouri.
I'm not over that one yet.
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