On Wednesday, the House Judiciary Committee moved a bill forward that would ban assault weapons, but it’s unclear if the legislation has enough support to pass a floor vote.
This from thegatewaypundit.com.
After an hours-long markup, the committee approved, in a 25-18 vote, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2021. The bill, sponsored by democrat Rep. David Cicilline.
The democrat chairman of the committee, Jerry Nadler, announced last week that the committee would proceed with the legislation.
The measure’s advance comes after numerous mass shootings around the nation. Many of those shootings were carried out by young men reportedly wielding assault-style rifles.
And the bill states it would not include:
[A]ny firearm that is (1) manually operated by bolt, pump, lever, or slide action; (2) permanently inoperable; (3) an antique; or (4) a rifle or shotgun specifically identified by make and model.
While the measure passed through committee on Wednesday, it is unclear if and when it will be brought to the House floor for a vote.
During Wednesday’s committee markup, Nadler said:
As we have learned all too well in recent years, assault weapons—especially when combined with high-capacity magazines—are the weapon of choice for mass shootings.
These military-style weapons are designed to kill the most people in the shortest amount of time. Quite simply, there is no place for them on our streets.
However, a few sensible committee members expressed their concern regarding the proposed measure.
Ohio Republican Jim Jordan told Fox News:
Democrats know this legislation will not reduce violent crime or reduce the likelihood of mass shootings, but they are obsessed with attacking law-abiding Americans’ Second Amendment liberties.
Two democrats, Jared Golden of Maine and Henry Cuellar of Texas, said they would not support the bill.
In calling for an assault weapons ban, Biden said:
Last month, Congress passed, and Biden signed a gun safety bill into law.
In a Senate vote of 65-33, fifteen RINOs, including Mitch McConnell, caved and voted with democrats to approve the Gun Control Legislation and Red Flag Laws.
Final thoughts, exasperated statements of the obvious: The longer this democrat-communist regime continues to masquerade as the legitimate leadership of the United States, the more necessary clean-up work they will be creating.
Amendment One and Amendment Two are being beaten down rather viciously. Thankfully, We the People still have a slim conservative-leaning majority in the Supreme Court.
Rock On Conservatism.
