LAST EDITED ON Jun-19-08 AT 06:45AM (MST)[p]LAST EDITED ON Jun-19-08 AT 06:42?AM (MST)
Make sure you read it carefully. Here is what it says about Appendix A:
SEC. 2. RESTRICTION ON MANUFACTURE, TRANSFER, AND POSSESSION OF CERTAIN SEMIAUTOMATIC ASSAULT WEAPONS.
(a) RESTRICTION- Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding after subsection (u) the following:
'(v)(1) It shall be unlawful for a person to manufacture, transfer, or possess a semiautomatic assault weapon.
'(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the possession or transfer of any semiautomatic assault weapon otherwise lawfully possessed under Federal law on the date of the enactment of this subsection.
'(3) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to--
'(A) any of the firearms, or replicas or duplicates of the firearms, specified in appendix A to this section, as such firearms were manufactured on October 1, 1993;
'(B) any firearm that--
'(i) is manually operated by bolt, pump, lever, or slide action;
'(ii) has been rendered permanently inoperable; or
'(iii) is an antique firearm;
'(C) any semiautomatic rifle that cannot accept a detachable magazine that holds more than 5 rounds of ammunition; or
'(D) any semiautomatic shotgun that cannot hold more than 5 rounds of ammunition in a fixed or detachable magazine.
The fact that a firearm is not listed in appendix A shall not be construed to mean that paragraph (1) applies to such firearm. No firearm exempted by this subsection may be deleted from appendix A so long as this subsection is in effect.
So... all the firearms listed in Appendix A are legal unless otherwise modified or deemed to be illegal by the definition.
Here are the weapons that are specefied as illegal - and a definition of "semiautomatic assault weapon":
'(30) The term 'semiautomatic assault weapon' means--
'(A) any of the firearms, or copies or duplicates of the firearms in any caliber, known as--
'(i) Norinco, Mitchell, and Poly Technologies Avtomat Kalashnikovs (all models);
'(ii) Action Arms Israeli Military Industries UZI and Galil;
'(iii) Beretta Ar70 (SC-70);
'(iv) Colt AR-15;
'(v) Fabrique National FN/FAL, FN/LAR, and FNC;
'(vi) SWD M-10, M-11, M-11/9, and M-12;
'(vii) Steyr AUG;
'(viii) INTRATEC TEC-9, TEC-DC9 and TEC-22; and
'(ix) revolving cylinder shotguns, such as (or similar to) the Street Sweeper and Striker 12;
'(B) a semiautomatic rifle that has an ability to accept a detachable magazine and has at least 2 of--
'(i) a folding or telescoping stock;
'(ii) a pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon;
'(iii) a bayonet mount;
'(iv) a flash suppressor or threaded barrel designed to accommodate a flash suppressor; and
'(v) a grenade launcher;
'(C) a semiautomatic pistol that has an ability to accept a detachable magazine and has at least 2 of--
'(i) an ammunition magazine that attaches to the pistol outside of the pistol grip;
'(ii) a threaded barrel capable of accepting a barrel extender, flash suppressor, forward handgrip, or silencer;
'(iii) a shroud that is attached to, or partially or completely encircles, the barrel and that permits the shooter to hold the firearm with the nontrigger hand without being burned;
'(iv) a manufactured weight of 50 ounces or more when the pistol is unloaded; and
'(v) a semiautomatic version of an automatic firearm; and
'(D) a semiautomatic shotgun that has at least 2 of--
'(i) a folding or telescoping stock;
'(ii) a pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the weapon;
'(iii) a fixed magazine capacity in excess of 5 rounds; and
'(iv) an ability to accept a detachable magazine.'.
We definitely need to have this put down NOW. Even though it is not at bad as it seems on its face - it is a BAD STEP on a rough road we have already been down.
UTROY
Proverbs 21:19 (why I hunt!)
