House passes semi-automatic gun ban after 18-year lapse

highland Illinois, seven killed texas 21 buffalo new york 23 Virginia beach santa fe Sutherland springs, las Vegas, Orlando columbine. Mass shootings in America happened so frequently over 278 since 2009. It's easy to believe. This is just the way things are. But is that true? Let's shrug off the apathy and have *** blunt conversation about why mass shootings are so frequent in America and what proven solutions already prevent them. Mhm. First we need to define mass shootings. We'll use the definition from every town, *** gun violence prevention organization, any incident in which four or more people are shot and killed excluding the shooter. By this measurement, over 278 mass shootings have occurred nationwide since 2009. The states with the most mass shootings being florida, California and texas, 81% of mass shootings were committed with *** handgun and 16% with an assault rifle. However, shootings by assault rifles were far deadlier. They resulted in six times as many people shot more than half of all mass shootings utilized high capacity magazines which allow *** shooter to fire more rounds consecutively without having to pause to reload, resulting in nearly five times as many people being shot compared to those with regular magazines. States have many options to prevent guns from ending up in the wrong hands, like mandatory waiting periods, which require *** buyer to wait days before acquiring the gun. This provides *** cooling off period that can help prevent impulsive acts of gun violence including gun homicides and suicides, For example, after the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas in Parkland Florida passed *** mandatory waiting period law in 2018 States can also ban large capacity magazines. nine states plus the district of Columbia already have. There are also extreme risk laws. Those are orders which provide *** proactive way to temporarily restrict *** person showing clear signs of violence from accessing firearms. These are meant not only to prevent mass shootings, but also suicides. Under this type of order. The fourth of july 2022 highland park Illinois shooter had previously had his collection of knives removed, but *** couple years later his father allegedly signed off on him buying *** new gun, Which was then used to kill seven innocent people. States can also restrict domestic abusers from obtaining guns. 53% of mass shootings are related to domestic violence and 61% took place entirely within the home, meaning stopping *** domestic abuser from obtaining *** deadly weapon can save lives. In addition, states can require all gun owners to store their guns securely so that no one other than the owners can use them. 80% of school shooters under the age of 18 got the gun from their home or the home of *** friend or relative meaning proper storage could cut off their access to *** murder weapon And states can raise the minimum age to buy an assault rifle. The federal minimum is 18, but many states have raised it to 21 and over the you've all day texture shooter bought his assault rifles the week he turned 18 from the local gun store before killing 21. Innocent people had the minimum age to buy an assault rifle. Been higher. He wouldn't have been able to acquire the murder weapon in the first place. But do all these laws translate into fewer mass shootings. Let's compare two similarly sized states with very different gun laws, Missouri with *** population of 6.1 million people And Massachusetts with *** population of 6.9 million people in Missouri. You can buy an ***. R. 15 at 18 years old with no mandatory waiting period, no extreme risk law, no restrictions to domestic abusers and no safe storage laws. Giffords Law Center gives the state an f in massachusetts, you have to be at least 21 to buy an ***. R. 15. And while there is no mandatory waiting period, there are extreme risk laws, restrictions for domestic abusers and safe storage laws. The Giffords Law Center gives massachusetts and *** minus since 2009, massachusetts has had two mass shootings Missouri seven. So states can do *** lot to protect themselves from gun violence, but there are as many roadblocks as there are solutions. one of those roadblocks being other states, according to the city of Chicago's latest gun trace report in 2017. Over half of all recovered guns used in crimes were bought from neighboring states with less regulation over firearms. The top offenders being Indiana at 21% of recovered guns, Mississippi at 5.1% in Wisconsin at 4%. So even *** state like Illinois is graded at an *** minus can't do much to stop guns from pouring in from neighboring states. Another example of *** roadblock. When new york state did attempt to restrict concealed carrying laws, the Supreme Court struck it down and while the new bipartisan legislation passed in Congress, which expands background checks, blocks all domestic abusers from buying guns, Makes new penalties for illegal gun purchases and provides states with funding for mental health and school safety is *** start. Many say it's not enough. I'm determined to ban these weapons again and high capacity magazines hold 30 rounds and then let mass shooters fire hundreds of bullets in *** matter of minutes. I'm not gonna stop until we do it

The House passed legislation Friday to revive a ban on semi-automatic guns, the first vote of its kind in years and a direct response to the firearms often used in the crush of mass shootings ripping through communities nationwide.Once banned in the U.S., the high-powered firearms are now widely blamed as the weapon of choice among young men responsible for many of the most devastating mass shootings. But Congress allowed the restrictions first put in place in 1994 on the manufacture and sales of the weapons to expire a decade later, unable to muster the political support to counter the powerful gun lobby and reinstate the weapons ban.Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushed the vote toward passage in the Democratic-run House, saying the earlier ban “saved lives.”The House legislation is shunned by Republicans, who dismissed it as an election-year strategy by Democrats. Almost all Republicans voted against the bill, which passed 217-213. It will likely stall in the 50-50 Senate.The bill comes at a time of intensifying concerns about gun violence and shootings — the supermarket shooting in Buffalo, N.Y.; massacre of school children in Uvalde, Texas; and the July Fourth shootings of revelers in Highland Park, Ill.Voters seem to be taking such election-year votes seriously as Congress splits along party lines and lawmakers are forced to go on the record with their views. A recent vote to protect same-sex marriages from potential Supreme Court legal challenges won a surprising amount of bipartisan support.President Joe Biden, who was instrumental in helping secure the first semi-automatic weapons ban as a senator in 1994, encouraged passage, promising to sign the bill if it reached his desk. In a statement before the vote, his administration said "we know an assault weapons and large-capacity magazine ban will save lives.”The Biden administration said for 10 years while the ban was in place, mass shootings declined. “When the ban expired in 2004, mass shootings tripled,” the statement said.Republicans stood firmly against limits on ownership of high-powered firearms during an at times emotional debate ahead of voting.“It’s a gun grab, pure and simple,” said Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pa.Said Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., “An armed America is a safe and free America.”Democrats argued that the ban on the weapons makes sense, portraying Republicans as extreme and out of step with Americans.Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., said the weapons ban is not about taking away Americans' Second Amendment rights but ensuring that children also have the right “to not get shot in school.”Pelosi displayed a poster of a gun company's advertisement for children's weapons, smaller versions that resemble the popular AR-15 rifles and are marketed with cartoon-like characters. “Disgusting," she said.The bill would make it unlawful to import, sell or manufacture a long list of semi-automatic weapons. Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., said it exempts those already in possession.For nearly two decades, since the previous ban expired Democrats had been reluctant to revisit the issue and confront the gun lobby. But voter opinions appear to be shifting and Democrats dared to act before the fall election. The outcome will provide information for voters of where the candidates stand on the issue.Democrats had tried to link the weapons ban to a broader package of public safety measures that would have increased federal funding for law enforcement. It's something centrist Democrats in tough re-election campaigns wanted to shield them from political attacks by their Republican opponents they are soft on crime.Pelosi said the House will revisit the public safety bills in August when lawmakers are expected to return briefly to Washington to handle other remaining legislation, including Biden's priority inflation-fighting package of health care and climate change strategies making its way in the Senate.Congress passed a modest gun violence prevention package just last month in the aftermath of the tragic shooting of 19 school children and two teachers in Uvalde. That bipartisan bill was the first of its kind after years of failed efforts to confront the gun lobby, including after a similar 2012 mass tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.That law provides for expanded background checks on young adults buying firearms, allowing authorities to access certain juvenile records. It also closes the so-called “boyfriend loophole” by denying gun purchases for those convicted of domestic abuse outside of marriages.The new law also frees up federal funding to the states, including for “red flag” laws that enable authorities to remove guns from those who would harm themselves or others.But even that modest effort at halting gun violence came at time of grave uncertainty in the U.S. over restrictions on firearms as the more conservative Supreme Court is tackling gun rights and other issues.Biden signed the measure two days after the Supreme Court’s ruling striking down a New York law that restricted people's ability to carry concealed weapons.

The House passed legislation Friday to revive a ban on semi-automatic guns, the first vote of its kind in years and a direct response to the firearms often used in the crush of ripping through communities nationwide.

Once banned in the U.S., the high-powered firearms are now widely blamed as the weapon of choice among young men responsible for many of the most devastating mass shootings. But Congress allowed the restrictions first put in place in 1994 on the manufacture and sales of the weapons to expire a decade later, unable to muster the political support to counter the powerful gun lobby and reinstate the weapons ban.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushed the vote toward passage in the Democratic-run House, saying the earlier ban “saved lives.”

The House legislation is shunned by Republicans, who dismissed it as an election-year strategy by Democrats. Almost all Republicans voted against the bill, which passed 217-213. It will likely stall in the 50-50 Senate.

The bill comes at a time of and shootings — the supermarket shooting in Buffalo, N.Y.; massacre of school children in Uvalde, Texas; and the July Fourth shootings of revelers in Highland Park, Ill.

Voters seem to be taking such election-year votes seriously as Congress splits along party lines and lawmakers are forced to go on the record with their views. A recent vote to protect same-sex marriages from potential Supreme Court legal challenges won a surprising amount of bipartisan support.

President Joe Biden, who was instrumental in helping secure the first semi-automatic weapons ban as a senator in 1994, encouraged passage, promising to sign the bill if it reached his desk. In a statement before the vote, his administration said "we know an assault weapons and large-capacity magazine ban will save lives.”

The Biden administration said for 10 years while the ban was in place, mass shootings declined. “When the ban expired in 2004, mass shootings tripled,” the statement said.

Republicans stood firmly against limits on ownership of high-powered firearms during an at times emotional debate ahead of voting.

“It’s a gun grab, pure and simple,” said Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pa.

Said Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., “An armed America is a safe and free America.”

Democrats argued that the ban on the weapons makes sense, portraying Republicans as extreme and out of step with Americans.

Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., said the weapons ban is not about taking away Americans' Second Amendment rights but ensuring that children also have the right “to not get shot in school.”

Pelosi displayed a poster of a gun company's advertisement for children's weapons, smaller versions that resemble the popular AR-15 rifles and are marketed with cartoon-like characters. “Disgusting," she said.

The bill would make it unlawful to import, sell or manufacture a long list of semi-automatic weapons. Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., said it exempts those already in possession.

For nearly two decades, since the previous ban expired Democrats had been reluctant to revisit the issue and confront the gun lobby. But voter opinions appear to be shifting and Democrats dared to act before the fall election. The outcome will provide information for voters of where the candidates stand on the issue.

Democrats had tried to link the weapons ban to a broader package of public safety measures that would have increased federal funding for law enforcement. It's something centrist Democrats in tough re-election campaigns wanted to shield them from political attacks by their Republican opponents they are soft on crime.

Pelosi said the House will revisit the public safety bills in August when lawmakers are expected to return briefly to Washington to handle other remaining legislation, including Biden's priority inflation-fighting package of health care and climate change strategies making its way in the Senate.

Congress passed just last month in the aftermath of the tragic shooting of 19 school children and two teachers in Uvalde. That bipartisan bill was the first of its kind after years of failed efforts to confront the gun lobby, including after a similar 2012 mass tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.

That law provides for expanded background checks on young adults buying firearms, allowing authorities to access certain juvenile records. It also closes the so-called “boyfriend loophole” by denying gun purchases for those convicted of domestic abuse outside of marriages.

The new law also frees up federal funding to the states, including for “red flag” laws that enable authorities to remove guns from those who would harm themselves or others.

But even that modest effort at halting gun violence came at time of grave uncertainty in the U.S. over restrictions on firearms as the more conservative Supreme Court is tackling gun rights and other issues.

Biden signed the measure two days after the striking down a New York law that restricted people's ability to carry concealed weapons.

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