The Democrats are clamoring for a gun ban. It doesn’t matter that the federal government has no business tracking us or telling us what firearm we can or can’t own, but now liberals like Dianne Feinstein are throwing in a hefty dose of hypocrisy. It turns out that Feinstein’s bill would exempt her from the restrictions placed on everyone else.
As reported in the Washington Times, “the measure is by far the most ambitious of the number of gun-control bills introduced in the wake of the school shootings in Newtown, Conn., last month.”
Her bill seeks to reinstate and expand the ban on assault weapons that was first enacted in 1994, but which lapsed in 2004.
It would prohibit semiautomatic pistols that can accept a detachable magazine and have at least one military feature, such as a pistol grip or telescoping. Purchasing the AR-15 Bushmaster rifle, which was used by the shooter in Newtown, would be illegal under the ban.
Mrs. Feinstein’s measure would exempt more than 2,200 types of hunting and sporting rifles; guns manually operated by bolt, pump, lever or slide action; and weapons used by government officials, law enforcement and retired law enforcement personnel.
It would also ban ammunition magazines that hold more than 10 rounds.
The Weekly Standard confirms other reports by stating, “if the proposed legislation becomes law, government officials and others will be exempt.”
So what is going on here? People in houses… facing intruders… will be restricted on what they can use to defend themselves, but Feinstein and others won’t?
This entire debate is just a ploy by the government to gain more control… and firearms are the vehicle. If Feinstein can defend herself with whatever means she deems appropriate, shouldn’t you be able to do the same?
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