Assault Weapons Ban of 2013

Assault Weapons Ban of 2013In January, Senator Feinstein introduced a bill to stop the sale, transfer, importation and manufacturing of military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition feeding devices.The legislation bans the sale, transfer, manufacturing and importation All semiautomatic rifles that can accept a detachable magazine and have at least one military pistol grip; forward grip; folding, telescoping, or detachable stock; grenade launcher or rocket launcher; barrel shroud; or threaded barrel.All semiautomatic pistols that can accept a detachable magazine and have at least one military threaded barrel; second pistol grip; barrel shroud; capacity to accept a detachable magazine at some location outside of the pistol grip; or semiautomatic version of an automatic firearm.All semiautomatic rifles and handguns that have a fixed magazine with the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds.All semiautomatic shotguns that have a folding, telescoping, or detachable stock; pistol grip; fixed magazine with the capacity to accept more than 5 rounds; ability to accept a detachable magazine; forward grip; grenade launcher or rocket launcher; or shotgun with a revolving cylinder.All ammunition feeding devices (magazines, strips, and drums) capable of accepting more than 10 rounds.157 specifically-named firearmsThe legislation strengthens the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban and state bans Moving from a 2-characteristic test to a 1-characteristic test.The bill also makes the ban harder to evade by eliminating the easy-to-remove bayonet mounts and flash suppressors from the characteristics test.Banning dangerous aftermarket modifications and workarounds.Bump or slide fire stocks, which are modified stocks that enable semi-automatic weapons to fire at rates similar to fully automatic machine guns.So-called “bullet buttons” that allow the rapid replacement of ammunition magazines, frequently used as a workaround to prohibitions on detachable magazines.Thumbhole stocks, a type of stock that was created as a workaround to avoid prohibitions on pistol grips.Adding a ban on the importation of assault weapons and large-capacity magazines.Eliminating the 10-year sunset that allowed the original federal ban to expire.The legislation addresses the millions of assault weapons and large-capacity magazines currently in existence Requiring a background check on all sales or transfers of a grandfathered assault weapon.This background check can be run through the FBI or, if a state chooses, initiated with a state agency, as with the existing background check system.Prohibiting the sale or transfer of large-capacity ammunition feeding devices lawfully possessed on the date of enactment of the bill.Allowing states and localities to use federal Byrne JAG grant funds to conduct a voluntary buy-back program for grandfathered assault weapons and large-capacity ammunition feeding devices.Imposing a safe storage requirement for grandfathered firearms, to keep them away from prohibited persons.Requiring that assault weapons and large-capacity ammunition feeding devices manufactured after the date of the bill’s enactment be engraved with the serial number and date of manufacture of the weapon