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Thursday, January 24, 2013

Sen. Feinstein ready to introduce new ban on assault weapons - The Hill's Blog Briefing Room

Sen. Feinstein ready to introduce new ban on assault weapons - The Hill's Blog Briefing Room


Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) will introduce a bill banning assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition clips on Thursday.

Feinstein’s bill will expand the criteria for classifying military-style assault weapons from a 1994 law, which lapsed a decade later. Her new measure will ban the sale of about 150 types of firearms, including some rifles and handguns, as well as the sale of high-capacity magazines, according to USA Today.


Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/278993-report-feinstein-to-introduce-assault-weapons-ban-thursday#ixzz2IvR7ScW3 
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