MaverickNH
NES Member
Assault Weapons Ban of 2023 doesn't make it out of Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C.-The Assault Weapons Ban of 2023 was not passed out of the Senate after enough Republicans blocked its passage.
The bill’s sponsor, Senator Murray (Dem-WA), took the opportunity to issue a statement, which the media largely ignored. The usual lies and deceptions. If gun safety laws work (the debate is over) - why do we keep needing more?
” Weapons of war have no place on our streets or in our communities. Gun safety laws work—despite what the gun lobby and their Republican allies in Congress would have you believe, this debate is settled. The majority of Americans support banning assault-style weapons, and it’s infuriating to see Republicans once again put the gun lobby ahead of the people they represent by blocking our Assault Weapons Ban today.
Common-sense gun safety laws save lives—and every time our nation lives through the horror and heartbreak of another mass shooting, we hear desperate pleas from people back home begging Congress to do something. Washington state has made important progress on gun safety laws, including passing an Assault Weapons Ban earlier this year, but state laws alone are insufficient when it’s still so easy to acquire an assault weapon or evade a background check just across the border in a different state.
“Federal action is essential to tackling the epidemic of gun violence head-on, and whether it’s funding research into gun violence prevention, or pushing for universal background checks, or calling for a vote on the Assault Weapons Ban bill like we did today—as long as I’m in Congress, I’ll keep fighting to advance common-sense gun safety measures that will make our communities safer.”
Meanwhile, non-compliance with Illinois’ broad registration requirements is massive, with fewer than 0.2% of FOID holder registering AR15s, mags >10rd, shotguns with pistol grips, etc.
‘The rules are really unclear’: Why FOID card holders are hesitating to register assault weapons
Gun owners who have any assault weapon must register with the Illinois State Police by the beginning of next year.
www.25newsnow.com
” Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the Protect Illinois Communities Act in January of 2023. Its purpose is to regulate the sale and distribution of weapons, ammunition, and accessories. However, some gun owners are reluctant to comply with the new law even though they might face criminal charges.
“Right now, the rules are really unclear,” Executive Director of the Illinois State Rifle Association Richard Pearson said. “It’s very vague, and so it becomes a real problem for law-abiding gun owners to meet the requirements.”
… The Act calls for not only rifles to be registered, but also shotguns, pistols, accessories, magazines, and a whole list of other requirements that could change the view of an otherwise acceptable weapon to an assault weapon.”
State police file updated rules for assault weapon registry following public hearings
Assault weapon owners in Illinois have until the end of this month to register their firearms and attachments with state police.
Illinois officials are furiously backpedaling to try to get greater compliance before the grace-period is over 12/31/2023. Illinois State Police are “clarifying” the law in statements designed to mollify gun owners wrt potential seizures/arrests for loaning registered gun to others, modifying registered guns, etc. Not gonna work, says the opposition.
"Hundreds of thousands of people will absolutely not comply," said Rep. Brad Halbrook (R-Shelbyville). "It is up to the governor and the legislature to truly decide if they're prepared to declare war on law-abiding gun owners or not. One thing will be certain. This we will defend, the right to bear arms shall not be infringed."
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I was thinking that, too.
