- Text - H.R.5087 - 115th Congress (2017-2018): Assault Weapons Ban of 2018
- ^ To follow up on 2aguy's previous thread on a previous bill, here's the link to the text of H.R. 5087
To regulate the importation, manufacture, possession, sale or transfer of assault weapons, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. Short title.
This Act may be cited as the “Assault Weapons Ban of 2018”.
SEC. 2. Definitions.
(a) In general.—Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by inserting after paragraph (29) the following:
“(30) The term ‘semiautomatic pistol’ means any repeating pistol that—
“(A) utilizes a portion of the energy of a firing cartridge to extract the fired cartridge case and chamber the next round; and
“(B) requires a separate pull of the trigger to fire each cartridge.
“(31) The term ‘semiautomatic shotgun’ means any repeating shotgun that—
“(A) utilizes a portion of the energy of a firing cartridge to extract the fired cartridge case and chamber the next round; and
“(B) requires a separate pull of the trigger to fire each cartridge.”; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
“(36) The term ‘semiautomatic assault weapon’ means any of the following, regardless of country of manufacture or caliber of ammunition accepted:
“(A) A semiautomatic rifle that has the capacity to accept a detachable magazine and any one of the following:
....
“(B) A semiautomatic rifle that has a fixed magazine with the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds, except for an attached tubular device designed to accept, and capable of operating only with, .22 caliber rimfire ammunition.
“(C) Any part, combination of parts, component, device, attachment, or accessory that is designed or functions to accelerate the rate of fire of a semiautomatic rifle but not convert the semiautomatic rifle into a machinegun.
“(D) A semiautomatic pistol that has the capacity to accept a detachable magazine and any one of the following:
....
“(E) A semiautomatic pistol with a fixed magazine that has the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds.
“(F) A semiautomatic shotgun that has any one of the following:
...
“(G) Any shotgun with a revolving cylinder.
“(H) All of the following rifles, copies, duplicates, variants, or altered facsimiles....
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Can you imagine if we delineated each and every form of "free exercise of religion"
that the First Amendment applied to? What about atheist "beliefs" or political beliefs?
Beliefs about LGBT and marriage (either for or against). by the time we spelled all
this out, then federal govt would be in the business of regulating religion by defining
which things counted or not!
As for semiautomatic weapons, what's wrong with using such weapons for
defense against wild herds of boars that attack people and livestock in Arkansas, Texas and other regions.
What about the Korean business owners who relied on displaying such weapons
and firing warning shots to deter rioters and looters from attacking them and their stores during LA riots? When 'assault weapons' saved Koreatown | Human Events
Are the lawmakers going to call for bans and deportation of anyone who would
create a dangerous criminal situation REQUIRING citizens to take defense into their own hands?
If anyone is going to agree to give up weapons because of the crimes and threats of others,
what's the tradeoff?
Are restrictions on citizens going to require ALL people to learn and follow the laws
under threat of deportation? Are all people going to agree to screening for mental and criminal disorders
so nobody who is unsafe or incompetent has rights to go around free to commit crimes, attack people
or abuse guns to do so?
What restrictions would we all agree to as fair to screen out criminals from getting and abusing guns?
If the rightwing believers in gun rights don't agree to these all out bans that
treat and punish law abiding citizens the same as criminals without due process,
will the leftwing advocates agree to mental health screening for all citizens
and deportation of any criminals unwilling to comply with laws and authority?
What requirements for rights of citizenship will both sides agree is fair and treats all people the same?
