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House Judiciary Set to Vote Next Week on First Assault Weapons Ban in 28 Years

The bill would prevent the sale of new rifles that have “military features.”

The House Judiciary Committee will vote on a landmark assault-weapons ban next Wednesday, according to Punchbowl News. It will be the first time the committee has voted on such a ban since 1994. The bill from Rep David Cicilline (D-RI) currently has 211 Democratic co-sponsors but no Republicans. If signed into law, the bill would make it illegal for Americans to “import, sell, manufacture, or transfer” semi-automatic rifles with specific “military features” like detachable magazines or fixed magazines with a capacity of over 10 rounds. The new rules wouldn’t mean that gun owners who already such weapons would have their rifles confiscated; it would only affect the manufacture and sale of new firearms prohibited in the bill.