Gun rights groups are speaking out against a bill being pushed by Washington state Democrats that would ban the manufacturing, sale and possession of so-called 'assault weapons.'
are speaking out against a bill being pushed by Washington state Democrats that would prohibit the sale and possession of many semi-automatic rifles, shotguns and handguns in the state.
"The legislature finds that assault weapons are not commonly used in self-defense and that any proliferation is not the result of the assault weapon being well-suited for self-defense, hunting, or sporting purposes," . "Rather, increased sales are the result of the gun industry's concerted efforts to sell more guns to a civilian market."
The bill specifically names over 60 types of firearms that would be banned under the state’s definition of"assault weapons," which refers to semi-automatic rifles that are shorter than 30 inches and semi-automatic rifles that have a fixed magazine that’s larger than 10 rounds. Proponents of the bill argue it will increase public safety by reducing gun violence in the state, but opponents say it unfairly targets lawful gun owners.
"Ninety-seven percent of gun deaths are from handguns which did not even make the list of banned firearms in this bill," she continued,"indicating that this bill is politically motivated and designed to make people feel like the ‘gun violence’ problem is being solved when all this bill really does is infringe upon the 2nd Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens."
"There are over 24.4 million Modern Sporting Rifles in circulation today, more than Ford F-150s on the road," he told Fox News Digital."They are commonly-owned and despite the bill sponsors’ defiance of the facts, these rifles are used for all lawful purposes every day, including hunting, recreational target shooting and self-defense. When viewed in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Heller decision, these firearms are protected for private ownership.
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