New law closes several loopholes in an existing state ban
on assault weapon sale and extends the requirement for background checks
Not exact matches
Congress rejected bills to tighten background checks
on gun
sales and ban military - style «
assault weapons» in April 2013.
The company is also pressing the government to enact gun - reform measures, including a ban
on assault - style
weapons, high - capacity magazines and bump stocks; raising the minimum age to 21 for gun purchasing; universal background checks that include scrutiny of mental - health information and previous run - ins with the law; and an end to the background - check loophole for gun show and private
sales.
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.
Connecticut expanded a ban
on assault weapons, prohibited the
sale of high - capacity ammunition magazines and imposed stricter background checks
on gun purchases after 20 children and six educators were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown in 2012.
In November, 65 percent of Americans supported a «nationwide ban
on the
sale of
assault weapons.»
But the law doesn't do anything to regulate gun
sales or to restrict the
sale of
assault - style
weapons like the AR - 15; it's far from what the students listed in their demands
on gun control.
Nearly two dozen Democratic senators, including Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, introduced a bill Wednesday to ban the
sale of military - style
assault weapons and bump stock devices like the one used in the Las Vegas massacre, saying it «will begin removing the
weapons of war
on our streets.»
The majority of the law, including a ban
on the
sale of
assault weapons and a mandatory registry of existing
assault weapons, survived a court challenge and remains intact.
The speech came shortly after the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre and Cuomo focused
on his seven - point SAFE Act that featured the toughest
assault weapon ban in the nation, required more stringent background checks for gun
sales, and banned direct ammo
sales over the internet.
The deal includes a tougher
assault weapons ban and restrictions
on ammunition and the
sale of guns.
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.
Nearly two dozen Democratic senators, including Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, introduced a bill to ban the
sale of military - style
assault weapons and bump stock devices like the one used in the Las Vegas massacre, saying it «will begin removing the
weapons of war
on our streets.»
To that end, one of the first things the legislature did in its 2013 session was to pass a tougher
assault weapons ban that included restrictions
on ammunition and the
sale of guns, as well as provisions to keep guns from the mentally ill who make threats.
(WBEN) A new poll from the Siena Research Institute shows extensive support - among both Republicans and Democrats in New York State — for a mandatory waiting period
on gun purchases but a split over arming some teachers and possibly banning the
sale of
assault style
weapons in the United States...
Collins last year introduced legislation that would nullify much of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's NY SAFE Act, a sweeping set of gun control measures including a ban
on sales of
assault weapons in New York stores, Kowalczyk said.
And about two - thirds of New Yorkers, including a small majority of Republicans, support a national ban
on the
sale of
assault weapons.
The analysts found little or no research
on the impact of other policies, including gun - free zones, firearm
sales reporting requirements and bans
on assault weapons.
Among other goals, the president said he aims to require a «universal background check» for everyone buying a gun (about 40 % of gun
sales are not covered now), a prohibition
on the
sale of «military - style
assault weapons,» a ban
on high - capacity ammunition magazines that can hold more than 10 bullets, and a push for better mental health care.
Senate GOP leaders are preparing bills that would limit
assault weapon sales to those 21 and older and place a three - day waiting period
on rifle purchases.
Other measures Democrats want include bans
on the
sale of
assault weapons and bump stocks and
on allowing domestic abusers to own guns.
U.S. Rep. Brian Mast, R - Palm City, called for banning
sales of
assault weapons on Friday.
I have called
on Rick Scott to immediately suspend
sales of AR - 15 and similar
assault weapons in the state.
The commission lacked the 10 - member quorum to take action
on the proposals, which included banning
assault rifles, banning high - capacity magazines, banning the
sale of devices to turn an semi-automatic
weapon into an automatic one and banning gun shows
on county - owned property.