Tomorrow I will introduce my assault weapons legislation. Weapons of war do not belong on our streets. #AWB2013
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Sen Dianne Feinstein (@SenFeinstein) January 24, 2013Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) announced in December, just three days after the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary, that she’d be introducing in January a bill “to stop the sale, transfer, importation and manufacturing of military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition feeding devices” (or is it devises?).Tomorrow will be the day, as she and co-sponsor Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) announced tonight.
Tomorrow I will join @SenFeinstein to introduce a ban on assault weapons, inc the one that killed 26 people in #Newtown.—
Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) January 23, 2013
Not surprisingly, opinion was split.
LOVE my senator! MT @SenFeinstein Tomorrow I'll introduce my assault weapons legislation. Weapons of war do not belong on our streets.—
Meg Yee (@meghanyee) January 24, 2013
@SenFeinstein Awesome! Don't pay any attention to the angry tweets you get from the less than well endowed males who will feel threatened.—
Mark Bennett (@ResEdit) January 24, 2013
@SenFeinstein Thank you, Sen Feinstein! So proud that you represent California.—
(@DeborahWhite) January 24, 2013
@SenFeinstein Thank you. I hope you find a lot of support from your colleagues… you definitely have mine.—
Rustystubbs (@rustystubbs) January 24, 2013
@ChrisMurphyCT Fist Bump on #AWB2013…—
#stopguns (@stop_guns) January 24, 2013
The senators launched their effort with the #AWB2013 hashtag, but many saw the bill as only Assault Weapons Ban 2.0. Feinstein says the 2013 bill will strengthen the 1994 law in several ways:
- Moving from a 2-characteristic test to a 1-characteristic test
- Eliminating the easy-to-remove bayonet mounts and flash suppressors from the characteristics test
- Banning firearms with “thumbhole stocks” and “bullet buttons” to address attempts to “work around” prior bans
.@SenFeinstein ignores failure of the 1994 AWB, and doubles down on the same idea: punishing law-abiding people for actions of criminals.—
Trent (@Travesham) January 24, 2013
Can someone please explain to @SenFeinstein the difference between what we can legally own and a weapon of war. #WhatDifferanceDoesItMake—
Savannah (@thesavvy) January 24, 2013
@SenFeinstein AWESOME! Gun sales back through the roof. Thanks again for the extra sales!—
Jason (@paige5paige) January 24, 2013
@SenFeinstein What war have these weapons been in? What military uses an AR-15? NONE!—
Jason (@paige5paige) January 24, 2013
@ChrisMurphyCT @senfeinstein lucky there is the second amendment to void any such law!—
Christopher Williams (@neon_shadows) January 24, 2013
@ChrisMurphyCT @SenFeinstein why don’t you actually try and get a budget passed instead?—
Don (@DAck22) January 24, 2013
@ChrisMurphyCT @SenFeinstein Not the best use of your time or my tax dollars. I wish you devote more energy to fixing the real issue #fail—
Kevin Richart (@kevinrichart) January 24, 2013
@SenFeinstein particularly embarrassed since I supported you and you represent my state. If you continue with the #AWB2013 I won't again—
Paul Grogan (@hawkeyesan) January 24, 2013
