The Proposed Bill Of The 113th Congress Proposed By...

The proposed bill that I would like to discuss is S.150 from the 113th Congress proposed by Senator Dianne Feinstein of California. S. 150 is a bill that would federally ban the â€Å"import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of a semi-automatic assault weapon† (Congressional Research Service, 2013). The guns would be banned based on their physical features and/or name. There are three types of fire arms that could possibly have been banned (these are all semi-automatic weapons). Semi-automatic rifles having any of the following features will be banned: a pistol grip, a forward grip, a folding telescoping or detachable stock, a grenade or rocket launcher, a barrel shroud, or a threaded barrel. Semi-automatic pistols will be banned if†¦show more content†¦(Congressional Research Service, 2013) This bill is a severe attack on our second amendment rights. It is over the top and does not focus on the real problems at hand. These problems at hand are mental health issues/care and school security. This ban would stop absolutely nothing from happening in the future. What we have here is uneducated, ignorant members of congress trying to make laws that would go against what is guaranteed to us under the second amendment. There have been many attempts to reinstate the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban before and in this case they cite tragedies as a need for this recent attempt. Using the lives of children who were murdered in the most heinous way to gain political leverage is disgusting. The â€Å"Assault Weapon Ban of 2013† is a bill that is unconstitutional, ineffective, and unfairly targets law abiding gun owners. All in the name of protecting the people of America. The key actors in this bill are quite numerous because of the controversy in the subject. Dianne Feinstein proposed this bill along with 24 Democratic Co-Sponsors. Senator Feinstein has been an outspoken supporter of gun control especially within California. Connecticut Senators Ri chard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy have supported this bill along with the gun legislation passed at the State level in Connecticut. President Obama has openly endorsed the idea of banning â€Å"assault weapons† and high-capacity magazines ever since he arrived in