These include:īullet buttons: A recessed button that lets the user detach the magazine using the tip of a bullet or another small object. The new bill would also ban ammunition feeding devices that can accept more than ten rounds and three “dangerous aftermarket modification and workarounds” used to circumvent the previous assault weapons ban.
Also included on the list were bayonet mounts and flash suppressors, which reduce the chances that the shooter will be blinded by the flash in low light. Under the 1994 law, an assault weapon was defined as having two of these features. Threaded barrel: Threading at the tip of the barrel that allows attachments like silencers and flash suppressors to be mounted on the gun. This lets the shooter hold the barrel without being burned.
Grenades that contain explosive material are expensive and heavily regulated, and must be registered with the federal government.īarrel shroud: A ventilated covering that partially or completely encircles the barrel of a gun. These can be used to fire flares, smoke rounds, or chalk rounds. Grenade launcher or rocket launcher: Attachments that allow grenades or rockets to be fired from the muzzle or a separate barrel. A folding, telescopic, or detachable stock makes the weapon shorter so it can be stored or concealed more easily, and may allow the stock to be adjusted for different users. Some people feel the pistol grip puts their wrist in a more comfortable position.įorward grip: A second grip for the non-trigger hand.įolding, telescopic, or detachable stock: The stock is the part of the gun that’s held against the shoulder. Pistol grip: A grip that “protrudes conspicuously” below the weapon, allowing the shooter to hold the rifle or shotgun like a pistol. The bill would ban the sale, transfer, manufacturing, and importation of all semiautomatic rifles and pistols that can accept a detachable magazine. (Semiautomatic weapons fire one round when the trigger is pulled and automatically put a new round in the chamber.) To be banned, the weapon must also have one of the following characteristics: Last week a group of congressional Democrats, led by Senator Dianne Feinstein and Representative Carolyn McCarthy, introduced the Assault Weapons Ban of 2013. President Obama has called on Congress to reinstate the 1994 assault-weapons ban, which expired in 2004. For those whose gun knowledge starts at James Bond movies and ends at watching roommates play Call of Duty, here’s a primer. However, it’s true that the practical definition of an assault weapon is determined by lawmakers with the new legislation before Congress, it could change again. Some argue that it’s just a scary term concocted by gun-control advocates, but according to the New York Times, the term “assault rifle” was first used to describe a weapon produced by the Nazis, and decades later it was adopted by the firearms industry to sell guns modeled after new military rifles. This has never been a 'Gunny Blog' and I'm not really a hand gun kind of chap so I hadn't felt the need to join in, but when the mighty Steve B chipped in with his list of classic firearms for hunting I finally felt the need to publish my five gun battery of choice.Aside from questions about whether a new assault-weapons ban can be passed ( probably not), the post-Newtown push for stricter gun control has sparked debate about what an “assault weapon” even is. With most of the gun bloggers posting handguns for home defence AKA 'goblin dispatch'. In the meantime a blog-meme has been doing the rounds with the usual gun nuts listing the guns they'd most like to acquire. I've been a little busy this year, and mysteriously unable to post comments on my own blog for the last three weeks but rest assured dear reader I'm still here and haven't given up blogging.
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