Assault Weapons Ban Round Up – 4 days
The Beeb calls them heavy assault weapons, as though the ban applies to anti-air guns or something.
John Lott calls the ban useless in the LA Times. Yes, the LA Times.
Somebody call the Waahmbulance.
On the list of banned guns are civilian versions (i.e. slightly less powerful models) of the AK-47 assault rifle and Uzi. Fully automatic weapons are not covered and will remain illegal no matter what happens.
Slightly less powerful? In terms of power, they are the same. In terms of rate of fire, there is a huge difference. At least MTV says that machine guns aren’t covered by the ban, which is more than we can say for a lot of press coverage of the ban.
Chief Deputy of Rockford, Illinois:
“What are they for…you just pull the trigger…I don’t agree with it…I think (the ban) should be extended,” says Puckett.
Puckett says that during the 10-year ban he hasn’t noticed a great change in crime in Loves Park. But he says assault weapons have shown up in Loves Park from time to time.
No change in crime yet you support the ban?
I guess the assault (weapons) ban did nothing to protect my son,” said Brian Rohrbaugh, father of slain student Daniel Rohrbaugh. “As it was worded, I’m not sure it had any value other than a political agenda.
WKRN in Nashville needs to take a Civics Class:
Some semi-automatic guns, like those with collapsible stocks and other military-type features, have been banned since 1994, when President Clinton made it illegal to manufacture or import them.
The president makes laws? Nashville Police chief says:
“The type of weapons that were banned are made for one thing – killing a lot of things at one time,” said Metro police chief Ronal Serpas.
Chief Serpas said that assault weapons have no purpose in the hands of civilians, and he fears making them legal, will lead to more violence…and more danger for police.
During that segment, video footage from the North Hollywood bank robbery shootout in March 1997 showed the robbers firing full-automatic weapons, suggesting that this type of firearm will be legal when the ban expires at midnight Sept. 13. These guns had been illegally modified, yet ABC News left the impression that such rifles will be available to the general public.
Find out the truth about assault rifles yourself.
Gunners and antis slug it out on PBS.
Paul Vitello is still an idiot (has been for a while):
For obvious reasons, federal law bans the sale of semi-automatic rifles with flash-suppressors. Snipers can put flash suppressors on their rifles to keep from being seen as they squeeze off rounds from their hideaways.
A flash suppressor hides the flash from the shooter so he can maintain sight picture. There’s a lot more hysteria in the horrendous piece.
September 10th, 2004 at 2:14 pm
That’s not a heavy assault weapon…THIS is a heavy assault weapon!