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HOUSE BILL No. 6239 September 29, 2004, Introduced by Reps. McConico, Hunter, Waters, Phillips, Hood, Smith, Tobocman, Condino, Vagnozzi, O'Neil, Sak, Minore and Hardman and referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the 2 "assault weapon regulation act". 3 Sec. 2. As used in this act: 4 (a) "Assault weapon" means any of the following: 5 (i) A semiautomatic pistol or semiautomatic or pump-action 6 rifle that is capable of accepting a detachable magazine that 7 holds more than...

Groups urge Congress to extend assault weapons ban The Associated Press 8/2/2004, 7:05 p.m. ET DETROIT (AP) — Dozens of anti-gun violence activists were joined Monday by Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his police chief in calling on Congress to renew a federal ban on assault weapons that is scheduled to expire next month. The campaign to extend the ban, which expires September 13, is led by the Million Mom March and the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence. The groups are in the 12th week of their "Halt the Assault Tour" to raise awareness of the looming deadline. Kilpatrick, Police...