The ban on weapons that look like assault weapons failed by one vote in the Illinois house. Good. Meanwhile, a bill to require private transactions involving firearms to include a background check is on its way to the governor. The Sun Times incorrectly notes: It would require people buying weapons at gun shows to go […]

In Maine, there is a bill in the works to ban weapons that look like assault weapons. A few notes about the bill: Strimling wants to give Maine law enforcement leeway to develop a system to identify new assault weapons and add them to the list. An open ended list sounds like a very bad […]

Looks like there’s a push for a ban on guns that look like assault weapons in Iowa. No details of the bill that I can find.

Columbus City officials are pushing for a ban on guns that look like assault weapons: Columbus City Council is considering a third try at an assault weapons ban for the city. Courts have overruled two previous bans as too vague. Community groups and Councilman Michael Mentel say they’re looking to a California law as a […]

JTO says that legislation banning rifles that look like assault weapons has been introduced in Iowa: State assault weapons ban would fill the void created when Congress failed to renew the federal assault weapons ban last September Cedar Rapids, IA – Legislation has been introduced in the Iowa Senate that would prohibit the possession of […]

The push is on again: Howard County Delegate Neil Quinter is introducing legislation today that would ban rapid-fire, military-style assault weapons in Maryland. I can’t find the bill at their site but I imagine it’s just a ban on weapons that look like rapid-fire, military-style assault weapons, since the ban on rapid-fire, military-style assault weapons […]

Remember when a bunch of angry blue-staters wanted to secede? Now Maine is looking at becoming two states: The “Two Maines” debate has shown little sign of fading, however, particularly with the widening economic divide between the two regions revealed in the most recent census numbers. Sen. Ethan Strimling, D-Portland, said this week that Joy’s […]

Looks like there is a push for state wide ban on guns that look like military rifles in Oregon.

I doubt it would ever happen but it looks like the push is on. Jeff has the scoop. The bill is here.

Local reporter Bob Hodge writes that the SKS is not an assault rifle: “By the literal definition of an assault weapon an SKS is not covered because it doesn’t have the function of being fully automatic,” said Ryan Patrick, one of the co-owners of Guns & More on Kingston Pike. “It wasn’t covered by the […]

Nope, no hysteria here: But that doesn’t diminish ominous reminders of a vulnerability posed to everyone, particularly police officers, by Dugan’s easy acquisition of a military-style, semiautomatic, high-powered rifle to execute his plan, police believe. A weapon powerful enough to rip through bulletproof vests worn by most police officers. If they’re semi-auto, they are not […]

Man, this one pulls out all the lies, misrepresentations, and hysterical nonsense. Kirby Smith on how dysfunctional and lacking in common sense American society is regarding firearms: For the first time in 10 years, U.S. citizens are allowed to keep powerful assault weapons in their home, despite the fact that polls showed the majority of […]

Nicholas D. Kristof on the assault weapons ban: President Bush promised in the last presidential campaign to support an extension of the ban, which was put in place in 1994 for 10 years. “It makes no sense for assault weapons to be around our society,” Mr. Bush observed at the time. These days Mr. Bush […]

There’s a lot of good AWB stuff today. Bill O’Reilly gets the assault weapons ban wrong, according to Vox Day: Mr. O’Reilly once attacked the president of the Gun Owners of America as a nutcase on the fringe due to the GOA’s opposition to the assault weapons ban. This demonstrated three things: 1 “The Factor” […]

Looks like there is now a permanent ban on the aesthetic features of rifles in Massachusetts now: Governor Mitt Romney has signed into law a permanent assault weapons ban that he says will make it harder for criminals to get their hands on these guns. “Deadly assault weapons have no place in Massachusetts,” Romney said, […]

In a comment to my post about the anti-gunners attempting to illicit a potential illegal weapons transfer, a reader commented: If you look on the area code of the number listed on the SAS website you will see it is a CA number from the 805 area code. And if I understand CA gun laws […]

Tomorrow will be the fifth anniversary of the Columbine tragedy and there was an NRA convention this weekend. Chalk one up to poor timing. As such, anti-gun hysteria is reaching levels comparable to that annoying homeland security chart. One article on debating the statistics says: The two sides in the Senate debate over extending the […]

I posted this entry with a little over a year to go on the ban. Since the ban is looming, I figure a repost is in order: The Assault Weapons Ban of 1994 (hereinafter AWB) is confusing. People were led to believe that rifles like this one: Would be banned. While rifles like this one: […]

And we thought police were all for gun control: I took exception to Tuesday’s letter, “Common sense won,” from Marsha McCartney of the Dallas Million-Mom March for implying that any vote against the assault weapons ban was a vote against law enforcement. I have been a police officer for the last 13 years, and I […]

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The Assault Weapons Ban of 1994 (hereinafter AWB) is confusing. People were led to believe that rifles like this one: Would be banned. While rifles like this one: Wouldn’t be. Of course, both rifles above fire 5.56MM ammo, accept magazines with a capacity of 30 (and even more) rounds. Oh, and both of the above […]

Seventh circuit cites “feelings” in upholding a ban on weapons that look like assault weapons.

By a party line vote, the ban on weapons that look like assault weapons gets out of committee.

Chris Cox note the administration wants to reinstate the ban on weapons that look like assault weapons.

In an effort to gin up support for California’s ban on weapons that look like assault weapons, the SF Weekly uses photos from the video game HALO.

Years back, I stopped altogether giving money to the Fraternal Order of Police for their support of the ban on weapons that look like assault weapons. While they’ve opposed gun control since, I’ve yet to see them actually go back and rescind their support for the ban on the most popular rifles in the country. […]

Making the anti-gunners cry: The poll also found that 53 percent of Americans oppose a ban on assault rifles and semiautomatic guns – the first time more have opposed than supported a ban. I wonder if it’s that people realize the function and utility of weapons that look like assault weapons. Or that people realized […]

Some excellent analysis by HERSCHEL SMITH on the weapons that look like assault weapons.

His book notes his departure from the Bush administration in the wake of gun control cases going to the supreme court. Bush usually played lip service to gunnies, and at one point said he supported the renewal of the ban on weapons that look like assault weapons. Of course, Cheney has speculated that maybe it’s […]