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Feinstein Assault Weapons Ban Covers Rifles, Pistols and Shotguns

jolson103 Wrote: Dec 30, 2012 3:28 PM

A government that wants to eliminate guns is a government to fear. If you remenber your history England wanted us to give up our guns before we revolted and look what we have become. Our government is supposed to be for the people by the people, NOT against the people because of the people. This is all asinine BS. time for government to get back to what is was started out to be Representing the people not their own agendas. When are we as AMERICAN Citizens going to pull our heads out of our rearends! and said STOP IT. it is not the guns killing people and if people still think this shame on you because it is people killing people they are just using guns and knives as tools.

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Feinstein Assault Weapons Ban Covers Rifles, Pistols and Shotguns

The New Year is just around the corner and although the Senate still hasn't made a fiscal cliff deal, Senator Diane Feinstein already has parts of new gun control legislation ready to go. Two Sunday's ago on NBC's Meet the Press, Feinstein talked about giving President Obama a bill he can "lead on" and used the term assault weapon loosely.

Feinstein has posted a summary of what the legislation will cover, which inculdes a ban on semi-automatic handguns and shotguns in addition to rifles. The legislation also requires registration...

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