Senators Introduce
Assault Weapons Ban (MORE GUN CONTROL)
Nov 08 2017
Washington—Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and a
number of her colleagues today introduced the Assault Weapons Ban of 2017,
a bill to ban the sale, transfer, manufacture and importation of military-style
assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines.
Joining Senator Feinstein on the bill are Senators
Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.),
Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Jack Reed
(D-R.I.), Tom Carper (D-Del.), Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), Sheldon Whitehouse
(D-R.I.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Al
Franken (D-Minn.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Elizabeth
Warren (D-Mass.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.),
Kamala
Harris (D-Calif.), Chris Van
Hollen (D-Md.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.).
Senator Feinstein, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary
Committee, released the following statement:
“We’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, ready for debate and a vote.
“This bill won’t stop every mass
shooting, but it will begin removing these weapons of war from our
streets. The first Assault Weapons Ban was just starting to show an
effect when the NRA stymied its
reauthorization in 2004. Yes, it will be a long process to reduce the massive
supply of these assault weapons in our country, but we’ve got to start
somewhere.
“To those who say now isn’t the time, they’re right—we
should have extended the original ban 13 years ago, before hundreds more
Americans were murdered with these weapons of war. To my colleagues in
Congress, I say do your job.
History
“It’s important to understand how we got where we are
today. In 1966, the unthinkable happened: a madman climbed the University of
Texas clock tower and opened fire, killing more than a dozen people.
“It was the first mass shooting in the age of
television, and it left a real impression on the country. It was the kind of
terror we didn’t expect to ever see again. But around 30 years ago, we started
to see an uptick in these types of shootings, and over the last decade they’ve
become the new norm.
·
In July 2012, a gunman walked into a darkened
theater in Aurora and shot 12 people to
death, injuring 70 more. One of his weapons was an assault rifle. The sudden
and utterly random violence was a terrifying sign of what was to come.
·
In December 2012, a young man entered an
elementary school in Newtown and murdered six educators and 20 young children.
One of his weapons was an assault rifle. Watching the aftermath of these young
babies being gunned down was heartrending.
·
In June 2016, a gunman entered a nightclub in
Orlando and sprayed revelers with gunfire. The shooter fired hundreds of
rounds, many in close proximity, and killed 49. Many of the victims were shot
in the head at close range. One of his weapons was an assault rifle.
·
Last month, a gunman opened fire on
concertgoers in Las Vegas, turning an
evening of music into a killing field. All told, the shooter used multiple
assault rifles fitted with bump-fire stocks to kill 58 people. The concert
venue looked like a warzone.
·
Over the weekend in Sutherland Springs, 26
were killed by a gunman with an assault rifle. The dead ranged from 17 months
old to 77 years. No one is spared with these weapons of war. When so many
rounds are fired so quickly, no one is spared. Another community devastated and
dozens of families left to pick up the pieces.
“These are just a few of the many communities we talk
about in hushed tones—San Bernardino, Littleton, Aurora,
towns and cities across the country that have been permanently scarred.
“And the numbers continue to grow. Between 1988 and
1997, 125 were killed in 18 mass shootings. The next decade, 1998 to 2007, 171
were killed in 21 mass shootings. And over the last 10 years, 2008 to 2017, 437
were killed in 50 mass shootings.
“That’s 89 mass shootings in the last 30 years that
snuffed out the lives of more than 700 people. Additionally, many police
officers killed in the line of duty are killed by assault weapons, including 1
in 5 officers killed in 2014.
After each shooting, we’re told it’s not the right
time to act. We’re told to respect the victims by sitting on our hands. Well,
the time for inaction is over.”
Key provisions
·
Bans the sale, manufacture, transfer and
importation of 205 military-style assault weapons by name. Owners may keep
existing weapons.
·
Bans any assault weapon that accepts a detachable
ammunition magazine and has one or more military characteristics including a
pistol grip, a forward grip, a barrel shroud, a threaded barrel or a folding or
telescoping stock. Owners may keep existing weapons.
·
Bans magazines and other ammunition feeding
devices that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition, which allow shooters to
quickly fire many rounds without needing to reload. Owners may keep existing
magazines.
Exemptions to bill
·
The bill exempts by name more than 2,200 guns
for hunting, household defense or recreational purposes.
·
The bill includes a grandfather clause that
exempts all weapons lawfully possessed at the date of enactment.
Other provisions:
·
Requires a background check on any future sale,
trade or gifting of an assault weapon covered by the bill.
·
Requires that grandfathered assault weapons are
stored using a secure gun storage or safety device like a trigger lock.
·
Prohibits the transfer of high-capacity
ammunition magazines.
·
Bans bump-fire stocks and other devices that
allow semi-automatic weapons to fire at fully automatic rates.
Let’s connect the dots on Gun Control:
Dianne Feinstein
Dianne Feinstein
is a U.S. Senate senator, a member
of the Alfalfa Club, and married to Richard C. Blum.
Note: Michael R.
Bloomberg is a member of
the Alfalfa Club, the founder of the
Bloomberg Family Foundation, the
founder of Everytown for Gun Safety,
the founder of the Independence USA PAC,
a co-chair for the Mayors Against
Illegal Guns, was a benefactor for the Harlem
Children's Zone, and a contributor for the Americans for Responsible Solutions.
Cory A. Booker
was a director at the Bloomberg Family
Foundation, and is a U.S. Senate
senator.
Bloomberg
Family Foundation was a funder for the Doctors
Without Borders.
Marsha
Garces Williams was a U.S. advisory board member for Doctors Without Borders, and is an advisory board member for the Andre Agassi Foundation for Education.
Bill Hornbuckle
is an advisory board member for the Andre
Agassi Foundation for Education, and the president & COO for the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino.
Mass Shooting Outside Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay; 50+ Dead,
406 Sent to Hospital (PAST RESEARCH)
Monday, October 2, 2017
Open
Society Foundations was a funder for the Doctors Without Borders.
George
Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, was a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone, the chairman
for the Foundation to Promote Open
Society, and William D. Zabel was
his divorce lawyer.
Foundation
to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Harlem Children's Zone, the Brookings
Institution (think tank), and the Human
Rights First.
Everytown
for Gun Safety is a “Gun Safety,
Gun Control” group for guns.
Independence
USA PAC is a “Gun Safety, Gun Control” PAC for guns.
Mayors
Against Illegal Guns is a “Gun
Safety, Gun Control” group for guns.
Americans
for Responsible Solutions is a “Gun
Safety, Gun Control” PAC for guns.
Gabrielle Giffords
is a co-founder for the Americans for
Responsible Solutions, an advisory board member for the Truman Center for National Policy, an advisory
board member for the Truman National
Security Project, and a friend of Senator
Kirsten E. Gillibrand.
Christopher S.
Murphy is an advisory board member for the Truman
Center for National Policy, an advisory board member for the Truman National Security Project, and a
U.S. Senate senator.
Kirsten E.
Gillibrand is a friend of Gabrielle
Giffords, and a U.S. Senate
senator.
Richard C. Blum is
married to Senator Dianne Feinstein, and an honorary
trustee at the Brookings Institution
(think tank).
William D. Zabel
was George Soros’s divorce lawyer, a
trustee at the Foundation to Promote Open
Society, and is the chair for the Human
Rights First.
Foundation
to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Human Rights First, the Brookings
Institution (think tank), and the Harlem
Children's Zone.
Kenneth R.
Feinberg is a director emeritus for the Human Rights First, and was the administrator of victim payments
for the 2012 Aurora (CO) theater
shootings.
2012
Aurora (CO) theater shootings was a mass
shootings where 12 were killed & 58 injured.
2011 Tucson
shootings was a mass shootings
where 6 were killed & 13 injured.
Gabrielle
Giffords was a shooting victim in the 2011
Tucson shootings, is a friend of Senator
Kirsten E. Gillibrand, and a co-founder for the Americans for Responsible Solutions.
Americans
for Responsible Solutions is a “Gun
Safety, Gun Control” PAC for guns.
Michael R.
Bloomberg was a contributor for the Americans
for Responsible Solutions, a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone, is the founder of Everytown for Gun Safety, the founder of the Independence USA PAC, a co-chair for the Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a member of the Alfalfa Club, and the founder of the Bloomberg Family Foundation.
Dianne Feinstein
is a member of the Alfalfa Club,
married to Richard C. Blum, and a U.S. Senate senator.
Bloomberg
Family Foundation was a funder for the Doctors
Without Borders.
Marsha
Garces Williams was a U.S. advisory board member for Doctors Without Borders, and is an advisory board member for the Andre Agassi Foundation for Education.
Bill Hornbuckle
is an advisory board member for the Andre
Agassi Foundation for Education, and the president & COO for the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino.
Mass Shooting Outside Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay; 50+ Dead,
406 Sent to Hospital (PAST RESEARCH)
Monday, October 2, 2017
Open
Society Foundations was a funder for the Doctors Without Borders.
George
Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, was a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone, the chairman
for the Foundation to Promote Open
Society, and William D. Zabel was
his divorce lawyer.
Foundation
to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Harlem Children's Zone, the Brookings
Institution (think tank), the Human
Rights First, and the Robin Hood
Foundation.
Michael R.
Bloomberg was a benefactor for the Harlem
Children's Zone, a contributor for the Americans
for Responsible Solutions, a donor for the Robin Hood Foundation, is the founder of Everytown for Gun Safety, the founder of the Independence USA PAC, a co-chair for the Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a member of the Alfalfa Club, the founder of the Bloomberg Family Foundation, and Emma Bloomberg’s father.
Emma Bloomberg
is Michael R. Bloomberg’s daughter,
a director at the Robin Hood Foundation,
and was the chief of staff for the Robin
Hood Foundation.
Harvey Weinstein
is a director at the Robin Hood
Foundation, was a co-founder & co-chairman for the Weinstein Company, and made the National Rifle Association (NRA) enemies list listed in 2013.
Alleged Sexual Predator
and Hollywood Mogul Harvey Weinstein Threatens NRA (Again) (PAST RESEARCH)
Saturday, October
14, 2017
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