Surprised by the lack of reaction to the HR2038 bill, I'm going to quote the key points of the
NRA ILA HR2038 Faq That being said you may want to keep in mind where the faq is coming from and the potential for bias.
Quote:
H.R. 2038, introduced by Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-N.Y.), does not just "reenact" or "reauthorize" the 1994 Clinton ban, the so-called "assault weapon" law. It bans millions more guns. And it begins backdoor registration of guns... There is no 10-year sunset provision in the bill. H.R. 2038 permanently bans every gun that is currently banned and, with numerous, overlapping provisions:- Bans every gun made to comply with the Clinton ban...
- Bans guns exempted by name or type under the Clinton ban...
- Bans all semi-automatic shotguns...
- Bans all detachable-magazine semi-automatic rifles...
- Bans target shooting rifles...
- Bans guns for self-defense...
- Bans 65 named guns (the Clinton law bans 19)...
- Bans selling a legally-owned "assault weapon" with a magazine of over 10 rounds capacity...
- Bans guns rarely used in crime...
- Begins backdoor registration...
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Forunately this doesnt apply to me since I live in canada. Mind you, I'm actually for certain parts of the bill... however it does concern me because if it passes, the US will put pressure on canada to introduce legistlation of similar scope and breadth. Basically, you know its bad when its 'worse' (ie: larger in scope) than our gun control laws here in canada -- which I am for the most part pleased with.