Senate Panel passes ban on assault-style weapons - cnn.com

3/17/2013

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The Senate Judiciary Committee has recently passed a motion to ban assault-style weapons in the US. This measure can now go to a full Senate vote as part of a gun control "package." 

However, there is little chance that this motion will actually become law due to extensive opposition by the NRA and Rand Paul's recent marathon filibuster. 

There is significant push to limit ammunition magazines to 10 rounds, but many Senate Republicans are not receptive to the more severe gun control regulart


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Andy
3/18/2013 11:07:30 am

I can see why legislators feel that it is necessary to make an assault weapons ban and restrict magazine capacities, but they simply won't have the intended result. It takes guns out of the hands of responsible citizens. Criminals don't buy guns at the local mom and pop stores who abide by the laws, usually to the letter. The "assault" rifle is the cutting edge of the long evolution of guns. They're great for target shooting, hunting, and other shooting sports. Personally, I don't care if the government knows that I have guns, but they shouldn't be able to tell me what I can and can't have. If their reasoning is that we don't need them, then why should people be able to buy cars that go 200 miles per hour? Does anyone outside of NASCAR and Formula 1 need it? The issue is so dynamic and complex that it is difficult for me to fully explain with a weebly comment.

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