"Assault Weapons" Ban Gun Control

Connecticut’s Democrat-run House voted Thursday to expand the state’s “assault weapons” ban to include firearms that were exempted when the ban was originally passed.

On Monday the state of Illinois and city of Naperville responded to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s notice that they respond to an injunction request against their “assault weapon” bans.

Gun control Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) tweeted Sunday that AR-15 rifles are not necessary for hunting or self-defense and suggested mass shooters would be those “most affected” by an “assault weapons” ban.

Vice President Kamala Harris pushed an “assault weapons” ban the day after a 24-year-old former member of the Coast Guard killed one and wounded four with a handgun in Atlanta.

U.S. District Judge Stephen P. McGlynn issued a preliminary injunction against Illinois’ “assault weapons” ban Friday, noting in his opinion that there are already plenty of gun laws on the books and those laws need to be enforced.

A poll conducted by Monmouth University finds that more Americans oppose an “assault weapons” ban than support implementing one. 

President Joe Biden pushed for an “assault weapons” ban, a gun storage law, universal background checks, and the ability the to sue gun manufacturers before details about Saturday’s Alabama birthday party shooting were known.

On Saturday, the Washington state Senate passed a ban on the manufacture, importation, and sale of guns which Democrats refer to as “assault weapons,” claiming that “assault weapons” are not firearms used for self-defense.

Vice President Kamala Harris spoke at Nashville’s Fisk University Friday evening and pushed for background checks, red flag laws, and an “assault weapons” ban.

An “assault weapons” ban lacks the votes to pass in the Senate, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) admitted during an appearance Sunday on CBS News’ Face the Nation.

President Joe Biden urged Americans to figure out which members of Congress do not support an “assault weapons” ban and pressure them to do so in another push for gun control Tuesday.

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) pushed an “assault weapons” ban in the wake of Wednesday’s handgun attack at Denver East High School. 

President Joe Biden renewed his push for a ban on “high capacity” magazines Sunday morning, suggesting there is no “recreational justification” for a 100-round magazine.

Naperville, Illinois, gun store owner Robert Bevis is asking the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit to issue an injunction against the implementation of the state’s “assault weapons” ban.

State Sen. Gary Winfield (D) took exception to the push of a Connecticut bill targeting repeat firearm offenders, suggesting it would unintentionally target former offenders who are carrying guns for self-defense.

While speaking to the National Association of Counties Tuesday, President Biden pushed for more gun control and said there is “no rationale…for magazines that hold 50, 70 bullets.”

The Biden White House tweeted Wednesday about the citizen who took away the January 21, 2023, Monterey Park attacker’s handgun and then followed that news with calls for an “assault weapons” ban.

Republican Kari Lake responded to Joe Biden’s push to ban “assault weapons” by tweeting, “I’m not handing over my AR-15. Not gonna happen.”

FACT CHECK: During the State of the Union Address President Joe Biden claimed mass shootings tripled after the “assault weapons” expired.

During Tuesday’s State of the Union Address, President Joe Biden pushed an “assault weapons” ban in response to a January 21, 2023, pistol attack. 

An ABC/Washington Post poll released Monday shows that a majority of Americans oppose the “assault weapons” ban President Biden continues to push. 

FACT CHECK: White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre claimed the result of the 1994-2004 “assault weapons” ban was that “mass shootings went down.”

Indiana State Sen. Ron Alting (R) is pushing legislation to ban “assault weapons” and “high capacity” magazines, and also to raise the minimum legal age for certain long gun purchases. 

Effingham County Judge Joshua Morrison issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) Friday, stopping, for now, the implementation of the Illinois ban on commonly owned semiautomatic rifles. 

Geraldo Rivera tweeted video of a truck-mounted machine gun in Mogadishu Wednesday as part of his continuing effort to prove AR-15s are machine guns and should be banned.

President Joe Biden spoke on the Martin Luther King Jr. Day and reiterated his belief that it is time to “ban the number of bullets that go in a magazine.”

Sheriffs in 80 Illinois counties are making clear they will not enforce the “assault weapons” ban Democrat Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law on Tuesday.

Edwards County Sheriff Darby Boewe has made clear his position that Illinois’ new ban on commonly owned semiautomatic rifles violates the Constitution and he will not be enforcing it. 

Illinois State Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R) responded to Gov. JB Pritzker’s signing of a ban on commonly owned semiautomatic weapons by stating, “We will not comply.”

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) signed legislation Wednesday night banning commonly owned semiautomatic rifles and magazines which Democrats consider “high capacity.” 

Illinois Democrats in the state House are crying foul in response to state Senate president Don Harmon’s (D) amendment removing a requirement that owners of “assault weapons” register them.

President Joe Biden (D) marked the tenth anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary school attack by pushing for a ban on “assault weapons” and “high capacity” magazines.

Illinois Democrats are set to begin committee hearings on a piece of legislation that would require all “assault weapons” to be registered with the state and mandate that owners of the guns pay a fee. 

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) is weighing a push to end or repeal a grandfathering clause in a gun control bill in order to force residents to hand over any AR-15s.

A CBC.ca report indicates an amendment has been added to Bill C-21, co-opting the handgun ban to prohibit hunting rifles as well. 

Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, and other provinces are refusing to take part in implementing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s gun grab.