Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) announced in December, just three days after the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary, that she’d be introducing in January a bill “to stop the sale, transfer, importation and manufacturing of military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition feeding devices” (or is it devises?).Tomorrow will be the day, as she and co-sponsor Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced tonight.
Tomorrow I will join @SenFeinstein to introduce a ban on assault weapons, inc the one that killed 26 people in #Newtown.
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) January 23, 2013
Not surprisingly, opinion was split.
LOVE my senator! MT @SenFeinstein Tomorrow I'll introduce my assault weapons legislation. Weapons of war do not belong on our streets.
— Meg Yee (@meghanyee) January 24, 2013
@SenFeinstein Awesome! Don't pay any attention to the angry tweets you get from the less than well endowed males who will feel threatened.
— ResEdit (@ResEdit) January 24, 2013
@SenFeinstein Thank you, Sen Feinstein! So proud that you represent California.
— DeborahWhite (@DeborahWhite) January 24, 2013
@SenFeinstein Thank you. I hope you find a lot of support from your colleagues… you definitely have mine.
— Mary Freakin' Poppins (@rustystubbs) January 24, 2013
https://twitter.com/stop_guns/status/294243274846257154
The senators launched their effort with the #AWB2013 hashtag, but many saw the bill as only Assault Weapons Ban 2.0. Feinstein says the 2013 bill will strengthen the 1994 law in several ways:
- Moving from a 2-characteristic test to a 1-characteristic test
- Eliminating the easy-to-remove bayonet mounts and flash suppressors from the characteristics test
- Banning firearms with “thumbhole stocks” and “bullet buttons” to address attempts to “work around” prior bans
https://twitter.com/Travesham/status/294237091968204800
Can someone please explain to @SenFeinstein the difference between what we can legally own and a weapon of war. #WhatDifferanceDoesItMake
— Savannah (@thesavvy) January 24, 2013
https://twitter.com/paige5paige/status/294239408847204352
https://twitter.com/paige5paige/status/294242443002540032
https://twitter.com/neon_shadows/status/294241709091598336
https://twitter.com/DAck22/status/294240700701241344
https://twitter.com/kevinrichart/status/294240047828451328
@SenFeinstein particularly embarrassed since I supported you and you represent my state. If you continue with the #AWB2013 I won't again
— Paul Grogan (@hawkeyesan) January 24, 2013
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