Bartholomew Roberts
Member
Senators Frank Lautenberg and Jon Corzine have introduced a companion bill in the Senate to Carolyn McCarthy's drastic HR 2038 bill.
http://www.jointogether.org/gv/news/alerts/reader/0,2061,565712,00.html
Here are a few highlights of what S. 1431 (http://thomas.loc.gov/) seeks to accomplish:
1) Bans practically all semi-auto shotguns and practically any semi-auto rifle with a detachable magazine.
2) Ends import of pre-1994 magazines
3) Requires Attorney General to certify that a magazine was made prior to 1994 before it can be legally transferred.
4) Magazines and prohibited weapons that are grandfathered can only be transferred by certain FFLs and law enforcement. No more private sales of these weapons
5) Bans the following :`(L) A semiautomatic rifle or shotgun originally designed for military or law enforcement use, or a firearm based on the design of such a firearm, that is not particularly suitable for sporting purposes, as determined by the Attorney General. In making the determination, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that a firearm procured for use by the United States military or any Federal law enforcement agency is not particularly suitable for sporting purposes, and a firearm shall not be determined to be particularly suitable for sporting purposes solely because the firearm is suitable for use in a sporting event.'
http://www.jointogether.org/gv/news/alerts/reader/0,2061,565712,00.html
Here are a few highlights of what S. 1431 (http://thomas.loc.gov/) seeks to accomplish:
1) Bans practically all semi-auto shotguns and practically any semi-auto rifle with a detachable magazine.
2) Ends import of pre-1994 magazines
3) Requires Attorney General to certify that a magazine was made prior to 1994 before it can be legally transferred.
4) Magazines and prohibited weapons that are grandfathered can only be transferred by certain FFLs and law enforcement. No more private sales of these weapons
5) Bans the following :`(L) A semiautomatic rifle or shotgun originally designed for military or law enforcement use, or a firearm based on the design of such a firearm, that is not particularly suitable for sporting purposes, as determined by the Attorney General. In making the determination, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that a firearm procured for use by the United States military or any Federal law enforcement agency is not particularly suitable for sporting purposes, and a firearm shall not be determined to be particularly suitable for sporting purposes solely because the firearm is suitable for use in a sporting event.'