Dianne Feinstein pushes for semi-automatic rifle import ban based on 45-year-old law

[SecularMotion]

California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein is circulating a letter on Capitol Hill calling once again for a ban on semi-automatic rifles and asking for President Barack Obama to keep his State of the Union promise to make 2014 a “year of action.”

Citing the Gun Control Act of 1968, Feinstein states, “In recent years… importers of firearms have taken advantage of ATF’s interpretation of the ‘sporting purposes’ test to evade the import ban.”

The phrase contained in The Gun Control Act of 1968 Feinstein is referencing prohibits the importation of firearms that are not “generally recognized as particularly suitable for or readily adaptable to sporting purposes.” She claims that in recent years firearms importers have taken advantage of ATF’s interpretation of “sporting purposes” to circumvent the ban.

Although Feinstein recognizes that the firearms are designed for civilian use and never manufactured or used by any standing army, she maintained that “many semiautomatic firearms on the market today do not have a military origin but are modeled closely after military firearms.”

http://dailycaller.com/2014/03/20/dianne-feinstein-pushes-for-semi-automatic-rifle-import-ban-based-on-45-year-old-law/

[Dr Hobbitstein]

1. I believe in the right to keep and bear...

But I do not believe ANYTHING published in Tucker Carlson's vicious RW rag...

I will concede, however, that Feinstein is kind of a numb nuts when it comes to firearm regulations...

[krispos42]

2. Thus the fallacy of trying to define an "assault weapon"

The military develops ways of holding a gun that are somewhat superior (more comfortable, more ergonomic, more controllable, etc) and because the MILITARY did it... it should be banned banned banned!


Bullshit. If she had the courage of her convictions, she would push for a universal ban on semi-autos.


This is culture war. "People that like military-ish guns are part of a dangerous culture that I must destroy" is her attitude.

[hack89]

3. She must be working for domestic arms manufacturers

what a boon to AR-15 sales if the president does what she wants.

[SQUEE]

4. looks like I better hurry and get that Krink I've been planning

for my next SBR build...
Wait who am I kidding, DiFi is really only effective at selling guns for the panic industry... Almost makes one wonder.

[Eleanors38]

6. Isn't her husband heavily involved with military contracting?

[ManiacJoe]

7. I am under the impression is it construction that he does.

Lots of gov contracts seem to go his way.

[ileus]

5. Danger! Danger everywhere she looks...

Of course the 1% will oppose the 99's ability to defend themselves.

[Token Republican]

8. And water is wet

"If I could have gotten 51 votes in the Senate of the United States for an outright ban, picking up every one of them . . . Mr. and Mrs. America, turn 'em all in, I would have done it. I could not do that. The votes weren't here."


http://www.mrctv.org/videos/feinstein-discussing-assault-weapons-ban-95-if-i-could-have-gotten-votes-outright-ban-i-would-have-done-it

[Nuclear Unicorn]

9. I'll believe she has the best interests of the people at heart when --

1. She takes violations of unreasonable search and seizure seriously and not just when it happens to her.

2. She stops the graft enriching her husband.

[beevul]

10. Add to that a reasonable MJ stance. N/T