Sentences with phrase «federal assault weapons»

But Bratton argued Thursday that gun violence has been on the decline in the Big Apple for decades thanks to stricter gun control and also praised a 1994 federal assault weapons ban that expired in 2004.

He told me he's done the research on different gun control proposals, and opposes nearly all of them, telling me that ideas lifted up by his Parkland classmates (like lowering magazine capacity or reinstating the federal assault weapons ban) are «likely unconstitutional and likely statistically devoid of benefit.»

«Reinstating the federal assault weapons ban that was in effect from 1994 to 2004 would prohibit manufacture and sales, but it would not affect weapons already possessed.

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Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell of California wants to ban assault weapons, instate a federal gun buy - back program for those who own them and criminally prosecute those who refuse to hand them over.

Gun organizations detest the label «assault rifle,» even though the federal legislation that enacted the decade - long ban specifically described the AR - 15 and similar models as assault weapons.

A majority of Republicans back universal background checks, a ban on assault - style weapons, a federal database to track gun sales, prohibitions on people with mental illness, and barring people on no - fly or watch lists from buying firearms.

A federal ban on the manufacture of certain rifles deemed to be «assault weapons» took effect in 1994, and the list of covered rifles included the AR - 15.

Lets just say there are 3 million to stay on the low side; what you suggest is to ban a weapon owned by over 3 million law abiding citizens, because it is used by criminals.008 % of the time??? Also, no civilian without a CLASS III federal license owns a real «assault weapon».

Assault weapons and large - capacity magazines are not protected by the Second Amendment, a federal judge said in a ruling Friday upholding Massachusetts» ban on the weapons.

Gun Control: Gun control legislation should ultimately fall on individual states, with the exception of instant background checks to prevent firearms from finding their way into the hands of criminals and the mentally ill, and a federal ban on assault weapons.

The federal lawsuit claims the ordinance — which bans the sale and possession of assault weapons, bump stocks and high - capacity magazines — violates the plaintiffs» Constitutional rights.

WASHINGTON — One early focus of new gun regulations by President Barack Obama and some lawmakers would reinstate a federal ban on assault weapons, a law widely regarded as imperfect...

A federal appeals court on Monday upheld New York and Connecticut assault - weapon bans passed in the wake of the 2012 mass murders at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn....

State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman pointed to the trove of assault weapons confiscated this week in suburban Rochester and offered his own advice to a federal government embroiled in controversy over gun - control laws.

But he says other states and the federal government may be limiting assault weapons soon, and the gun companies will have a lot more than New York state's ban to worry about.

A federal appeals court has upheld key provisions of New York and Connecticut laws banning possession of semi-automatic assault weapons and large - capacity magazines.

WASHINGTON — In the current firestorm over gun control sparked by the mass schoolroom shooting in Parkland, Fla., the pro-gun lobby peddles the notion that restoring the federal ban on sale of all assault weapons is a non-starter.

Breaking ranks with the Bush administration, Pirro said she favors embryonic stem cell research and argued the federal ban on assault weapons should not have been allowed to expire.

Meeting in the White House's West Wing, the Democratic governor, Biden and staff members for both discussed Obama's proposed program of executive and legislative action — including a federal ban on assault weapons and high - capacity magazines that would eliminate differences «across state borders,» Malloy said.

Assembly Bill 1985 «allows federal correctional officers to possess and use assault weapons and other specified firearms while off duty,» according to the legislative analysis.

The federal ban on assault weapons was allowed to lapse in 2004.

Virtually no research has examined whether a federal ban on assault weapons from 1994 to 2004 contributed to the relatively low rate of mass public shootings during that period.

We could then engage in a lengthy review of cases finding that «objects that have perfectly peaceful purposes may be turned into dangerous weapons and that such use may be punished under the federal assault statute.»

In United States v. Rocha (PDF), the court reversed a federal inmate's conviction for assault with a dangerous weapon.

He readily accepts challenges, working with defendants facing a multitude of charges, including sex crimes, drug crimes, federal offenses, fraud, theft, assault, felonies, property crimes, juvenile offenses, traffic offenses, and weapons crimes.

They passed a resolution urging state and federal lawmakers to pass gun control measures, including restricting the sale of ammunition and gun modifiers, to ban assault weapons, to limit the number of firearms a person can own, and institute a universal background check.

What we need is courageous leadership at the federal, state and local levels to address not just mental illness but the easing of restrictions for these individuals to obtain automatic assault weapons.

The U.S. Supreme Court has let stand a state's assault weapons ban as well as the federal law that prevents people under 21 from buying handguns.