Semi-auto firearm ban fails in Democrat-controlled Colorado

[jmdrake]

https://apnews.com/article/assault-weapons-ban-gun-control-colorado-44b013f1467a3f1d2d218a070a76166d

Semi-auto firearm ban fails in Democrat-controlled Colorado

By JESSE BEDAYN
April 20, 2023
DENVER (AP) — Colorado Democratic lawmakers killed an ambitious bill Thursday that would have banned the sale and transfer of semiautomatic firearms, citing promises made to their constituents and concerns over the sweep of the ban even in a state still reeling from a mass shooting in Colorado Springs months earlier.

Washington state’s Democratic-controlled Statehouse cleared a ban on semiautomatic rifles Wednesday, joining the blue bastions of California and New York. But Colorado’s Democratic-controlled Legislature was split on the issue, underscoring the state’s purple roots, tensions between urban and rural constituents, and an ongoing push-and-pull between progressive and moderate Democrats that has defined this year’s legislative session.

The House Judiciary Committee vote followed an impassioned 14-hour hearing that began Wednesday morning and ended at 1 a.m. Thursday. Three Democrats on the panel voted “no” to kill the bill. They lauded Rep. Elisabeth Epps for her moral courage in bringing the bill forward but cited promises they made to their constituents to avoid government overreach affecting most gun owners’ rights.

Democratic Rep. Marc Snyder, who voted against the bill, said he’d told constituents he’d work to reduce gun violence. “But the other thing I told them was that I had no interest in taking guns away from law-abiding citizens. And the, bill I believe, does.”​

 

[Anti Federalist]

Good news for CO.

Bad news for WA.

Washington set to become 10th state to ban assault weapons sales

https://www.axios.com/2023/04/19/assault-weapons-ban-washington-legislature

Washington is set to become the 10th state to ban the sale of AR-15s and other guns it classifies as assault weapons.

The state House passed the assault weapons sales ban 56-42 on Wednesday, sending it to Gov. Jay Inslee, who has already said he'll sign the bill into law.

The bill previously passed both legislative chambers, but lawmakers then had to agree on amendments.

Public officials nationwide have faced increasing calls to crack down on semi-automatic, military-style firearms like AR-15s, which have been linked to some of the deadliest mass shootings in the U.S. in the past decade.

That style of rifle was used in last month's deadly school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, as well as last year's school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that killed 19 children and two teachers.

The shooter who killed three people and wounded another at a 2016 house party in Mukilteo, in Snohomish County, also used an AR-15.

Details: The bill defines assault weapons to include more than 50 named types of military-style firearms, plus others with features such as telescoping stocks or extra hand grips.

The bill won't stop people from owning the weapons if they already have them.

But it will ban new sales and distribution of the firearms, as well as manufacturing and importing them.

Exceptions will be made for police agencies and branches of the military.

What they're saying: "I don't want to see another life taken in a mass shooting," state Sen. Patty Kuderer (D-Bellevue) said in a recent Senate floor debate. She argued the bill "will save lives."

Republican lawmakers resoundingly opposed the ban, arguing it wouldn't address the underlying causes of gun violence, including people experiencing mental health crises.

They also said the restrictions would infringe on people's constitutional gun ownership rights.

"I will not vote to take away my family's right to keep and bear arms," state Sen. Mark Schoesler (R-Ritzville) said during a floor speech.

Washington already has stricter gun laws than most states, including a voter-approved ban on people under 21 buying assault rifles.

Last year, the Legislature passed a ban on sales of high-capacity firearm magazines that hold more than 10 rounds.
Plus: Besides this year's assault weapons ban, Washington lawmakers also passed a bill that will impose a new 10-day waiting period on firearm purchases, as well as require people to complete firearms safety training before they can buy a gun.

Inslee told MSNBC last week that he plans to sign the assault weapons ban into law "in the next couple of weeks."

The ban is set to take effect immediately once it is signed by the governor.

 

[Anti Federalist]

Those 10 states are:

CA - Which has the most mass shootings of any state.

CT - New Haven and Hartford are routinely some of the most violent small cities in the nation.

DE - Overall has a higher crime rate than most of the country.

HI - An isolated island society...still has plenty of crime.

MD - Baltimore...

MA - Springfield...

NJ - Camden...

NY - Buffalo...

IL - Chicago of course...

WA - Where crime in Seattle will increase.

 

[PAF]

Good news for CO.

Bad news for WA.

Washington set to become 10th state to ban assault weapons sales

https://www.axios.com/2023/04/19/assault-weapons-ban-washington-legislature

The ban is set to take effect immediately once it is signed by the governor.

I guess that’s what the people want, so that’s what they get. They simply don’t understand God/Nature-given rights, and willingly transfer their individual freedom/rights to somebody else.

No skin off my nose. That’s the benefit of living in pockets, in this case states.

Someday if/when it affects them directly, or perhaps a loved one, only then they “might” learn.

 

[Matt Collins]

Rocky Mountain Gun Owners prevented this.

 

[Occam's Banana]

Good news for CO.

Bad news for WA.

"Our nation's growing ideological self-segregation is proceeding nicely." -- Michael Malice

 

[Anti Federalist]

"Our nation's growing ideological self-segregation is proceeding nicely." -- Michael Malice

 

[Anti Globalist]

Good news for CO.

Bad news for WA.

Washington set to become 10th state to ban assault weapons sales

https://www.axios.com/2023/04/19/assault-weapons-ban-washington-legislature

Washington is set to become the 10th state to ban the sale of AR-15s and other guns it classifies as assault weapons.

The state House passed the assault weapons sales ban 56-42 on Wednesday, sending it to Gov. Jay Inslee, who has already said he'll sign the bill into law.

The bill previously passed both legislative chambers, but lawmakers then had to agree on amendments.

Public officials nationwide have faced increasing calls to crack down on semi-automatic, military-style firearms like AR-15s, which have been linked to some of the deadliest mass shootings in the U.S. in the past decade.

That style of rifle was used in last month's deadly school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, as well as last year's school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that killed 19 children and two teachers.

The shooter who killed three people and wounded another at a 2016 house party in Mukilteo, in Snohomish County, also used an AR-15.

Details: The bill defines assault weapons to include more than 50 named types of military-style firearms, plus others with features such as telescoping stocks or extra hand grips.

The bill won't stop people from owning the weapons if they already have them.

But it will ban new sales and distribution of the firearms, as well as manufacturing and importing them.

Exceptions will be made for police agencies and branches of the military.

What they're saying: "I don't want to see another life taken in a mass shooting," state Sen. Patty Kuderer (D-Bellevue) said in a recent Senate floor debate. She argued the bill "will save lives."

Republican lawmakers resoundingly opposed the ban, arguing it wouldn't address the underlying causes of gun violence, including people experiencing mental health crises.

They also said the restrictions would infringe on people's constitutional gun ownership rights.

"I will not vote to take away my family's right to keep and bear arms," state Sen. Mark Schoesler (R-Ritzville) said during a floor speech.

Washington already has stricter gun laws than most states, including a voter-approved ban on people under 21 buying assault rifles.

Last year, the Legislature passed a ban on sales of high-capacity firearm magazines that hold more than 10 rounds.
Plus: Besides this year's assault weapons ban, Washington lawmakers also passed a bill that will impose a new 10-day waiting period on firearm purchases, as well as require people to complete firearms safety training before they can buy a gun.

Inslee told MSNBC last week that he plans to sign the assault weapons ban into law "in the next couple of weeks."

The ban is set to take effect immediately once it is signed by the governor.

Hope everyone in WA that values their AR-15's better leave the state immediately.