evan price
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http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/political-pulse/os-20160701-story.html
http://floridapolitics.com/archives/tag/freedom-of-fear-act
And so it goes. I doubt this will make any headway, just be alert and keep on top of your elected reps.
U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson introduced a House bill Friday that would reinstate the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban that expired in 2004.
Grayson, D-Orlando, called his bill the "Freedom from Fear Act" and said it was in response to the Pulse nightclub shootings on June 12, committed with a semi-automatic weapon, that killed 49 people and wounded 53.
"It was the weapon that made this possible,” Grayson said in a statement Friday. "You can’t always know what is in people’s heads, we can’t always know what’s in people’s hearts, but we can know, and we do know what’s in people’s hands. That’s why I think we have to go back and re-institute the assault weapons ban."
The bill would reinstate two sections of the original ban, which was allowed to lapse in 2004. It would restrict the manufacturing and possession of certain semi-automatic weapons and list the specific semi-automatic weapons included in the ban.
http://floridapolitics.com/archives/tag/freedom-of-fear-act
Grayson says he thinks there’s a different mood in the country following the Orlando massacre, and remains optimistic about gun control proposals having an opportunity for passage in Congress.
“We’re in one of those circumstances where you may well see the people rise up,” he said. “It’s their life at stake at this point. It is much too easy to kill far too many people very quickly. People recognize that, and that’s why we need to be free from fear.”
And so it goes. I doubt this will make any headway, just be alert and keep on top of your elected reps.