Broad Gun Ban Bill Proposed

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Democratic lawmakers are set to try once more to get a new federal gun ban on President Joe Biden’s desk.

Senators Martin Heinrich (D., N.M.) and Angus King (I., Maine), who caucuses with the Democrats, introduced a new bill on Thursday aimed at so-called assault weapons and large-capacity magazines. The proposal would prohibit the sale and manufacture of semi-automatic rifles with detachable magazines, as well as some handguns and devices that “materially increase” a gun’s rate of fire. It would also ban the sale and manufacture of any detachable magazine capable of holding more than ten rounds.

“For years, I have said that rather than using the appearance of these guns to restrict them, we should instead focus on how these weapons actually work and the features that make them especially dangerous,” Senator King said in a press release. “The Gas-Operated Semiautomatic Firearm Exclusion (GOSAFE) Act addresses the lethal capacity weapons like the one used in Lewiston and most of the deadliest mass shootings across the country.”

Senators Mark Kelly (D., Ariz.) and Michael Bennet (D., Colo) joined on to co-sponsor the bill as well.

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