Democrats Seeking to Revive Federal Weapons Ban Following Recent Mass Shootings
President Joe Biden praised Democrats on Jan. 23 for attempting to revive a ban on certain types of semiautomatic firearms that was allowed to sunset more than 28 years ago because it could not be shown to have significantly affected crime.
“Today, Sen. [Diane] Feinstein, with whom I worked … to pass the last assault weapons ban in 1994, has once again introduced an assault weapons and high-capacity magazine ban in the Senate, as well as legislation raising the age to purchase them to 21,” read a statement posted to the White House webpage.
On her webpage, the Democrat California Senator announced the “Age 21 Act.”
U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, on July 25, 2018. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)
Feinstein’s bill would ban any semiautomatic firearm with pistol grips, barrel shrouds, telescoping or adjustable stocks, threaded barrels, and detachable magazines, among a list of other features….