Ban The Manufacturing, Sale And Ownership Of Assault Weapons

 

This bill would:

Make the sale and distribution of assault weapons to civilians illegal.

give current owners of assault weapons a chance to turn them in for 120 days free of consequence. after which possession

of assault weapons will be made illegal.

Ban the manufacturing of assault weapons with the intent to distribute to civilians.

 

 

Assault weapons are being increasingly represented in mass shootings with their use having roughly tripled in the last

40 years. Along with this assault weapons are consistently linked to significantly higher casualties and injuries when

used in this manner. There's simply no reason for anyone to have an assault weapon and banning them is necessary to

prevent further tragedies from occurring. Historically bans have been relatively effective with some studies suggesting

the 1994 temporary assault weapon ban resulted in mass shootings being 70% less likely to occur.

 

Assault weapon means:

(1) any of the following firearms:

(i) Avtomat Kalashnikov (AK-47) semiautomatic rifle type;

(ii) Beretta AR-70 and BM-59 semiautomatic rifle types;

(iii) Colt AR-15 semiautomatic rifle type;

(iv) Daewoo Max-1 and Max-2 semiautomatic rifle types;

(v) Famas MAS semiautomatic rifle type;

(vi) Fabrique Nationale FN-LAR and FN-FNC semiautomatic rifle types;

(vii) Galil semiautomatic rifle type;

(viii) Heckler & Koch HK-91, HK-93, and HK-94 semiautomatic rifle types;

(ix) Ingram MAC-10 and MAC-11 semiautomatic pistol and carbine types;

(x) Intratec TEC-9 semiautomatic pistol type;

(xi) Sigarms SIG 550SP and SIG 551SP semiautomatic rifle types;

(xii) SKS with detachable magazine semiautomatic rifle type;

(xiii) Steyr AUG semiautomatic rifle type;

(xiv) Street Sweeper and Striker-12 revolving-cylinder shotgun types;

(xv) USAS-12 semiautomatic shotgun type;

(xvi) Uzi semiautomatic pistol and carbine types; or

(xvii) Valmet M76 and M78 semiautomatic rifle types;

(2) any firearm that is another model made by the same manufacturer as one of the firearms listed in clause (1), and has

the same action design as one of the listed firearms, and is a redesigned, renamed, or renumbered version of one of the

firearms listed in clause (1), or has a slight modification or enhancement, including but not limited to a folding or

retractable stock; adjustable sight; case deflector for left-handed shooters; shorter barrel; wooden, plastic, or metal

stock; larger clip size; different caliber; or a bayonet mount; and

(3) any firearm that has been manufactured or sold by another company under a licensing agreement with a manufacturer of

one of the firearms listed in clause (1) entered into after the effective date of Laws 1993, chapter 326, to manufacture

or sell firearms that are identical or nearly identical to those listed in clause (1), or described in clause (2),

regardless of the company of production or country of origin.

The weapons listed in clause (1), except those listed in items (iii), (ix), (x), (xiv), and (xv), are the weapons the

importation of which was barred by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms of the United States Department of the

Treasury in July 1989.

Except as otherwise specifically provided in paragraph (d), a firearm is not a "semiautomatic military-style assault

weapon" if it is generally recognized as particularly suitable for or readily adaptable to sporting purposes under

United States Code, title 18, section 925, paragraph (d)(3), or any regulations adopted pursuant to that law.

 

 

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Penalties: Owners of assault weapons will have 120 days to turn there weapons in after the effective date at no

consequence after which they would have their weapons confiscated and face fines of up to $2000 and up to a year in

jail, confiscated weapons shall be confiscated and stored/disposed of in accordance with existing law enforcement

procedures. distribution/illegal manufacturing is punishable with up to a year in jail and up to 2000 dollars.

 

 

immediately upon being passed.