This will obviously go nowhere in the GOP controlled House, but, it is a yet another big reason the GOP better have their act together for 2024, and, my concern is that if Trump loses, he’ll take the House with him. Of course, federal courts all the way to the Supreme Court will kill it. But, what if Democrats pack the Court?
Democrats introducing bill regulating mechanisms of rapid-firing weapons
Sens. Angus King (I-Maine) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced a bill Thursday to regulate firearms by outlawing weapons with a magazine capacity over 10 rounds, among other measures aimed at increasing gun control.
The Gas-Operated Semi-Automatic Firearms Exclusion Act (GOSAFE) comes a month after a gunman killed 18 people in a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, not far from where King lives.
The act “addresses the lethal capacity weapons like the one used in Lewiston and most of the deadliest mass shootings across the country,” King said in a statement. “Nothing can bring back the lives of our family and friends, but responsible actions moving forward can reduce the likelihood of such a nightmare happening again in Maine or anywhere else.”
Specifically, the GOSAFE Act targets firearms mechanisms, instead of implementing restrictions based on how firearms look. It places a ban on magazines larger than 10 rounds, bans modifications like bump stocks and bans the manufacture of ghost gun kits — build-at-home firearms without serial numbers.
Um, there are very few gas powered semi-automatic pistols. Most gas operated rifles are automatic, and it rather difficult to get the ATF stamp to own one. If you look at that statement link in the excerpt
This capacity must be “permanently fixed,” meaning the firearm cannot accept a detachable, high-capacity magazine that would increase the number of rounds that can be fired before reloading and make reloading easier.
The GOSAFE Act limits a firearm’s ability to inflict maximum harm in a short amount of time by directly regulating large capacity ammunition feeding devices. The bill would limit the number of rounds that large capacity ammunition feeding devices are permitted to carry to 10 rounds of ammunition or fewer. Additionally, the GOSAFE Act makes conversion devices, including bump stocks and Glock switches, unlawful.
It does supposedly give an exemption
Any handgun with a permanently fixed magazine of 15 rounds or less
The devil is in the details, as they say. My Ruger Max-9 Pro came with a 10 round mag and a 12 round mag: banned or not? Because the bill sure makes it appear as if non-compliant firearms already in the hands of law abiding citizens will be banned. Not just future sales
“I firmly believe we must uphold the laws that protect safe and responsible gun ownership,” Heinrich said in a statement. “This bill achieves that, while taking steps to get those firearms that are inherently dangerous and unusually lethal, designed for maximum harm, out of the hands of those who pose a threat to themselves or others.”
How about enforcing the 30K laws already on the books? How about going after the criminals that use them? It’s mostly not law abiding citizens. It’d be fun if gun manufacturers refused to sell magazines to federal law enforcement that hold more than 10 rounds, especially to the agencies that protect Congress, the White House, and Executive Branch agencies. Will Congress require their protection to carry weapons that do not hold more than 10?
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