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Following is a summary of the 2013 legislation:

• Bans the sale, transfer, importation, or manufacturing of:
  • 120 specifically-named firearms
  • Certain other semiautomatic rifles, handguns, shotguns that can accept a detachable magazine and have one military characteristic
  • Semiautomatic rifles and handguns with a fixed magazine that can accept more than 10 rounds
• Strengthens the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban and various state bans by:
  • Moving from a 2-characteristic test to a 1-characteristic test
  • Eliminating the easy-to-remove bayonet mounts and flash suppressors from the characteristics test
  • Banning firearms with “thumbhole stocks”? and “bullet buttons”? to address attempts to “work around”? prior bans
• Bans large-capacity ammunition feeding devices capable of accepting more than 10 rounds.
• Protects legitimate hunters and the rights of existing gun owners by:
  • Grandfathering weapons legally possessed on the date of enactment
  • Exempting over 900 specifically-named weapons used for hunting or sporting purposes and
  • Exempting antique, manually-operated, and permanently disabled weapons
• Requires that grandfathered weapons be registered under the National Firearms Act, to include:
  • Background check of owner and any transferee;
  • Type and serial number of the firearm;
  • Positive identification, including photograph and fingerprint;
  • Certification from local law enforcement of identity and that possession would not violate State or local law; and
  • Dedicated funding for ATF to implement registration

Pointedstick wrote: I hear ya RE. Thing is, as onerous as this law may seem, Feinstein is still too stupid to actually ban all semi-auto rifles. Unless they're mentioned by name, Mini-14s and SU-16s would be totally permissible, and if they are, it would be as easy as pie for anyone to design a semi-auto rifle with an unscary wooden stock without a pistol grip. As annoying as it would be to have to jump through hoops again, this law would in no way infringe on anyone's ability to acquire some sort of semi-automatic rifle, and as we know, every semi-auto rifle is about as effective as any other one irrespective of whether any of them have folding stocks or pistol grips.

That's all if this law had a prayer of a chance of passing, which it doesn't. Take it from me as a CA citizen; Feinstein is dumb. This law is just an anti-gun wish list. It's totally DOA.

Bans the sale, transfer, importation, or manufacturing of  […] Certain other semiautomatic rifles, handguns, shotguns that can accept a detachable magazine and have one military characteristic

RuralEngineer wrote: Don't you think it likely, assuming such a bill did pass, that the first shooting involving a semi-automatic weapon that circumvented the law would drive an update?  A Mini-14 is every bit as deadly as an AR-15.  They're just less popular because they're not "cool" and they resemble a military weapon from 60 years ago.

RuralEngineer wrote: Don't you think it likely, assuming such a bill did pass, that the first shooting involving a semi-automatic weapon that circumvented the law would drive an update?  A Mini-14 is every bit as deadly as an AR-15.  They're just less popular because they're not "cool" and they resemble a military weapon from 60 years ago.

TripleB wrote:

RuralEngineer wrote: Don't you think it likely, assuming such a bill did pass, that the first shooting involving a semi-automatic weapon that circumvented the law would drive an update?  A Mini-14 is every bit as deadly as an AR-15.  They're just less popular because they're not "cool" and they resemble a military weapon from 60 years ago.

You're assuming that this first-shooting post-ban will use an actual "legal" gun under the new ban versus using something illegal.

And you're assuming there will be any shootings after this. This legislation is supposed to stop shootings from happening 

MediumTex wrote: I wonder if Feinstein ever watched The Rifleman when she was younger.

I think that she probably didn't, because if she did she would probably want to ban lever action rifles as well.

dualstow wrote:Ugh, when I see Chuck Connors' face, all I can think of is 'Tourist Trap' (1979). Scared the bejeezus out of me when I was a kid.

WildAboutHarry wrote: I don't know how I missed this one!

Unfortunately it does not appear to be Netflix-able.