HB 22-02: Federal Assault Weapon and Automatic Weapon Ban Act (Passed)

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Cloture vote

72 hours

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Aye

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One disadvantage of the fact that the senate seems a lot more active these days is that threads are easily getting lost

Bump

[RC]

Abstain

[At-Large Senator LouisvilleThunder]

Nay

[Elcaspar]

Aye

[lfromnj]

Nay

[Blair]

aye

[fhtagn]

Nay

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Vote is tied

3-3-1-2

Vice-presidential tiebreaker required.

[Peanut]

I vote Aye, so the cloture motion passes 4-3-1-2.

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Debate is ended

Final Vote

72 hours

[Blair]

Aye

[lfromnj]

Nay

[RC]

Aye

[Elcaspar]

Aye

[At-Large Senator LouisvilleThunder]

Nay

[fhtagn]

Nay

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I should have done this earlier but for the benefit of representatives voting, here is the bill in its current form.

Federal Assault Weapon and Automatic Weapon Ban Act

SECTION I: Name and Intent

A.) This bill may be cited as the Federal Assault Weapon and Automatic Weapon Ban Act.

Section II: Criteria

1.) There shall be a nationwide ban on the purchasing, manufacturing, sale, or possession of assault weapons. The criteria laid out in Section 3A to shall be used to classify assault weapons.

2.) The prohibition does not apply to a firearm that is (1) manually operated by bolt, pump, lever, or slide action; (2) permanently inoperable; (3) an antique; or (4) a rifle or shotgun specifically identified by make and model.

3.) Any of the following features shall classify a firearm as an 'Assault Weapon'.

A.) Any semi automatic rifle which has a High Capacity Magazine (see Section III) which can hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition.

B.) Any firearm which has a bayonet lug.

C.) Any firearm which has a threaded barrel.

D.) Any semi-automatic pistol with a detachable magazine in front, or outside of the pistol grip.

E.) Any semi-automatic pistol with a detachable magazine which can accept more than 15 rounds.

F.) Any semi-automatic shotgun with one or more of the following criteria; a pistol grip, a forward grip, a detachable magazine or a fixed magazine with the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds.

SECTION III: High Capacity Magazine Ban

A.) A large capacity ammunition feeding device is hereby classified as any device including a magazine, belt, drum, feed strip, helical feeding device, or similar device, including any such device joined or coupled with another in any manner, that has an overall capacity of, or that can be readily restored, changed, or converted to accept rounds above the limits in Section 2 A, E and F.

C.) The above shall not apply to the possession of any large capacity ammunition feeding device otherwise lawfully possessed on or before the date of enactment of this Act.

Section IV

A.) This Act shall not apply to any firearm purchased, owned, manufactured or possessed before the enactment of this act.

B.) This Act shall not apply to any firearm purchased, owned, manufactured or possessed for law enforcement or Military purposes.

SECTION V: TIMING

1. This bill shall take effect 6 months after being enacted.

[P. Clodius Pulcher did nothing wrong]

Aye

[RC]

I’ve determined that I will be switching my vote to Nay, re-reading this it needs some work. Still agree with the general concept, just needs a bit more.

[windjammer]

I’ve determined that I will be switching my vote to Nay, re-reading this it needs some work. Still agree with the general concept, just needs a bit more.

Susan Collins

[RC]

I’ve determined that I will be switching my vote to Nay, re-reading this it needs some work. Still agree with the general concept, just needs a bit more.

Susan Collins

Go back to the court windjammer, I just want it to be the best the first time we pass it.

Also, I'm more of a Mitt Romney guy myself.

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Abstain

[Leinad]

re-reading this it needs some work. Still agree with the general concept, just needs a bit more.

I agree with RC's vague concerns, but I feel like he meant to vote "abstain." Anyway I'll cancel that out and vote aye!

And I trust the Senate--including the recently-elected member from my own region!--to improve the substance of this bill and get us something we can all agree with!