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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No - we follow the prior ban on semiautomatic assault weapons which banned weapons like the AR15 and similar models. THIS WAS THE LAW FOR 10 YEARS IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT PAST.  And the mass shooting started when it was not re-instituted.  There is model for this legislation already.  Not hard.  Just not supported by the NRA and people bought and sold many times over by the NRA. [/quote]

The Clinton era ban didn't ban AR15's, they were readily sold during that time. All that ban did was ban them from having things like adjustable stocks, muzzle brakes, or bayonet attachment points. Similar to the versions sold in states that still have state level assault weapons bans

Please correct me it I'm wrong, but I don't think that taking adjustable stocks or bayonets back away will prevent shootings like this. In fact Sandy Hook was done with a ban compliant AR15[/quote]

The AWB banned an entire list of assault weapons in addition to the assorted paraphernalia meant to boost kill totals.  The next ban should simply add the AR-15 to the list.  Fact is mass shootings were down duiring the ban period and rose again after it was lifted.

[img]http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2016-04-20-1461173878-6982193-MassShootings1973to2015Chart.jpg[/img][/quote]

Source?

Nearly everytging credible, including by the GAO, have concluded that the AWB had such a small impact on gun deaths that it couldn’t even be measured.

A new AWB won’t work and will never pass.  [/quote]

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