Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, D-4th District, sponsor of the Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 to restrict civilian access to assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines, issued the following statement on Thursday's Senate Judiciary Committee passage of the bill:
“Restrictions on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines were once federal law and are the law of the land in numerous states right now, but passing a new federal bill will take great courage on the part of lawmakers.
“While the senate continues to work to draft a compromise package of legislation to vote on, we need that majority of Americans that support restrictions on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines to speak up and urge their representatives to vote in their interest.
“We can reduce gun violence and save lives while upholding the Second Amendment and I look forward to working with my colleagues to achieve these shared goals.”
The ban makes exceptions for 2207 assault weapons. I guess you just have to change your gun brand. I personally have no problem waving my second amendment right to carry a weapon, but for those who want their guns then their gun choices must become very limited. We need to have legislation that provides legitimate verifiable background checks, a national registration for all guns. We need inspections by police of where people store their gun. They must pass a safety certification test.The bill should prohibit fully automatic,self-loading or burst-fire weapons, limit handgun ownership to those that can prove a legitimate sporting, collecting, or work-related reason. Only allow muzzled loaded 6 shot weapons. Sport rifles for hunting and target practice should be permitted. Gun owners must re-register and list all gun serial numbers every 5 years. I know people say these liberals got to go. I'm as hard a right wing dedicated advocate to limit gun ownership because I believe the more guns the more killings. If people or Criminals use unregistered guns or bullets they go to jail 5,10 20 years no questions asked.