Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2007

The Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2007 was a bill that would have ultimately reenacted the ban on assault weapons by the Clinton Administration in 1994. The bill had some of the same language as was in the 1994 ban, but added many new firearms to the list, including whole categories of self-loading sporting shotguns and rifles, under the rationale that any firearm that is "procured for use by the United States military or any Federal law enforcement agency" is not suitable for "sporting purposes". The proposed ban would have continued the exemption for law enforcement, including police officers who retire. If you're wondering whose fault this farce was, the answer is Carolyn McCarthy.

The bill failed in committee.

Banned Weapons

The bill listed many firearms by name to be banned from sale. In addition, under the new "sporting purpose" test discussed above, many more firearms were slated to be banned, including:

Rifles

AKM AKS AK-47 Variants AK-74 ARM AR15 AR10 Barrett M468 Barrett M82 Barrett M98 Bushmaster ACR MAK90 Misr NHM 90 NHM 91 SA 85 SA 93 Vepr AR-10 AR-15 Bushmaster XM15 Armalite M15 Olympic Arms PCR AR-70 Calico Liberty Dragunov SVD Dragunov SVU Fabrique National FAL Fabrique National LAR Fabrique National FNC Hi-Point 995 Carbine

HK 91 HK 93 HK 94 HK PSG-1 HK MR223 HK MR762 Kel-Tec Sub Rifle M1A M1 Carbine M1 Garand Robinson Arms XCR Saiga SAR-8 SAR-4800 SKS with detachable magazine SLG 95 SLR 95 SLR 96 Steyr AUG Sturm, Ruger Mini-14 IMI Tavor TAR-21 Thompson M1 Thompson 1927 Thompson 1927 Commando Uzi Uzi Sporter ZM LR-300 IMI Galil Galil Sporter Galil|Galil Sniper Rifle (Galatz)

Any semiautomatic weapon that has a detachable magazine and any of the following, A folding or telescopic stock A threaded barrel A pistol grip A forward grip A barrel shroud Any semiautomatic rifle with a fixed magazine that has the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds with exception to an attached tubular magazine capable of firing only .22 caliber rimfire ammunition. A semiautomatic rifle or shotgun originally designed for military or law enforcement use, or a firearm based on the design of such a firearm, that is not particularly suitable for sporting purposes, as determined by the Attorney General. In making the determination, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that a firearm procured for use by the United States military or any Federal law enforcement agency is not particularly suitable for sporting purposes, and a firearm shall not be determined to be particularly suitable for sporting purposes solely because the firearm is suitable for use in a sporting event.

Pistols

Beretta Browning Hi-Power Calico M-110 Caspian CZ Colt's Manufacturing Company Ed Brown 1911 Heckler & Koch MAC-10 MAC-11

MPA3 Glock Kimber Olympic Arms OA Para Ordnance TEC-9 TEC-DC9 TEC-22 Scorpion AB-10 M1911

Ruger SIG Sauer Smith & Wesson Springfield Armory, Inc. STI International Inc Strayer Voigt Inc Uzi Walther

Shotguns

Armscor 30 BG Armsel Striker Benelli M1

LAW 12 Remington 1100

Remington 11-87 SPAS 12

External links

• Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2007 (Library of Congress)
• Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2007 (GovTrack entry)