Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2007
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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. The bill failed in committee.
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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
Federal assault weapons ban
The Federal Assault Weapons Ban was a subtitle of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, a federal law in the United States that included a prohibition on the manufacture for civilian use of certain semi-automatic firearms, so called "assault weapons"...
, 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. 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
- AKMAKMThe AKM is a 7.62mm assault rifle designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov. It is an upgraded version of the AK-47 rifle and was developed in the 1950s....
- AKS
- AK-47 Variants
- AK-74AK-74The AK-74 is an assault rifle developed in the early 1970s in the Soviet Union as the replacement for the earlier AKM...
- ARMIMI GalilThe Galil is a family of Israeli small arms designed by Yisrael Galil and Yaacov Lior in the late 1960s and produced by Israel Military Industries Ltd of Ramat HaSharon...
- AR15
- AR10
- Barrett M468Barrett M468The 6.8 SPC chambered Barrett M468 rifle employed the same direct gas-impingement system as the M4. The result was a system that jetted hot gases directly into the rifle’s receiver, leading to potential stoppages if regular maintenance and cleaning protocols were overlooked...
- Barrett M82
- Barrett M98Barrett M98The Barrett M98 is a gas-operated, semi-automatic sniper rifle, chambered in .416 Barrett, and manufactured by Barrett Firearms Company. It was originally introduced at the 1998 SHOT Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, but was never placed into production due to the introduction of the M99.- Overview :The...
- Bushmaster ACR
- MAK90
- Misr
- NHM 90
- NHM 91
- SA 85
- SA 93
- VeprVeprThe Vepr was announced in 2003 as the first indigenous Ukrainian assault rifle, designed by the National Space Agency of Ukraine. Note that on the Ukrainian Government Portal website , the Vepr is classed as a sub-machinegun...
- AR-10AR-10The AR-10 is an American 7.62 mm battle rifle developed by Eugene Stoner in the late 1950s at ArmaLite, then a division of the Fairchild Aircraft Corporation...
- AR-15AR-15The AR-15 is a lightweight, 5.56 mm, air-cooled, gas-operated, magazine-fed semi-automatic rifle, with a rotating-lock bolt, actuated by direct impingement gas operation. It is manufactured with the extensive use of aluminum alloys and synthetic materials....
- Bushmaster XM15
- ArmaliteArmaLiteArmaLite is the name of a small arms engineering facility founded in the early 1950s, and once associated with the Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation. ArmaLite was formally incorporated as a subdivision of Fairchild on October 1, 1954...
M15 - Olympic Arms PCR
- AR-70
- Calico LibertyCalico LibertyThe Calico Liberty is a roller-delayed blowback-operated semi-automatic rifle or pistol chambered for the 9 mm Para round, designed by Calico Light Weapons Systems. These firearms use an unusual 50 or 100-round helical magazine that allow for a large number of rounds in a relatively compact and...
- Dragunov SVD
- Dragunov SVU
- Fabrique National FALFN FALThe Fusil Automatique Léger or FAL is a self-loading, selective fire battle rifle produced by the Belgian armaments manufacturer Fabrique Nationale de Herstal . During the Cold War it was adopted by many North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries, with the notable exception of the United States...
- Fabrique National LAR
- Fabrique National FNCFN FNCThe FNC is a 5.56mm assault rifle developed by the Belgian arms manufacturer Fabrique Nationale of Herstal and introduced in the late 1970s.-Development:...
- Hi-Point 995 CarbineHi-Point 995 CarbineThe Hi-Point carbine is a series of carbines chambered for 9x19mm Parabellum, .40 S&W, and .45 ACP. They are very inexpensive, constructed using polymers and alloyed metals as much as possible, resulting in a reduction of production costs and sale price...
- HK 91
- HK 93
- HK 94
- HK PSG-1
- HK MR223
- HK MR762HK 417The HK417 is a battle rifle designed and manufactured in Germany by Heckler & Koch. It is a gas-operated, selective fire rifle with a rotating bolt and is essentially an enlarged HK416. Chambered for the 7.62x51mm NATO round, it is intended for use as a designated marksman rifle, and in other roles...
- Kel-Tec Sub Rifle
- M1A
- M1 CarbineM1 CarbineThe M1 carbine is a lightweight, easy to use semi-automatic carbine that became a standard firearm for the U.S. military during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, and was produced in several variants. It was widely used by U.S...
- M1 GarandM1 GarandThe M1 Garand , was the first semi-automatic rifle to be generally issued to the infantry of any nation. Called "the greatest battle implement ever devised" by General George S...
- Robinson Arms XCRRobinson Arms XCRThe Robinson Armament Co. XCR is a multi-caliber, gas piston weapon system developed by Robinson Armament Co. for U.S. Special Operations Command to satisfy the requirements of the SOF Combat Assault Rifle, or SCAR competition, but was disqualified on a technicality due to late delivery of blank...
- Saiga
- SAR-8
- SAR-4800
- SKS with detachable magazineSKSThe SKS is a Soviet semi-automatic rifle chambered for the 7.62x39mm round, designed in 1943 by Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov. SKS-45 is an acronym for Samozaryadnyj Karabin sistemy Simonova, 1945 Simonov system, 1945), or SKS 45. The Sks is a scaled down version of the PTRS-41 anti-tank rifle also...
- SLG 95
- SLR 95
- SLR 96
- Steyr AUGSteyr AUGThe AUG is an Austrian bullpup 5.56mm assault rifle, designed in the early 1970s by Steyr Mannlicher GmbH & Co KG . The AUG was adopted by the Austrian Army as the StG 77 in 1977, where it replaced the 7.62mm StG 58 automatic rifle...
- Sturm, Ruger Mini-14
- IMI Tavor TAR-21IMI Tavor TAR-21The TAR-21 is an Israeli bullpup assault rifle chambered for 5.56×45mm NATO ammunition with a selective fire system, selecting between semi-automatic mode, burst mode, and full automatic fire mode. It is named after Mount Tavor, while "TAR-21" stands for "Tavor Assault Rifle - 21st Century". It is...
- Thompson M1
- Thompson 1927Thompson submachine gunThe Thompson is an American submachine gun, invented by John T. Thompson in 1919, that became infamous during the Prohibition era. It was a common sight in the media of the time, being used by both law enforcement officers and criminals...
- Thompson 1927 Commando
- Uzi
- Uzi Sporter
- ZM LR-300
- IMI GalilIMI GalilThe Galil is a family of Israeli small arms designed by Yisrael Galil and Yaacov Lior in the late 1960s and produced by Israel Military Industries Ltd of Ramat HaSharon...
- Galil Sporter
- Galil|Galil Sniper Rifle (Galatz)
- Any semiautomatic weapon that has a detachable magazine and any of the following,
- 1) A folding or telescopic stock
- 2) A threaded barrel
- 3) A pistol grip
- 4) A forward grip
- 5) 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
- Calico M-110
- MAC-10MAC-10The MAC-10 is a highly compact, blowback operated machine pistol developed by Gordon B. Ingram in 1964.-Design:The M-10 was built predominantly from steel stampings...
- MAC-11MAC-11The Ingram MAC-11 is a machine pistol developed by American gun designer Gordon Ingram at the Military Armament Corporation during the 1970s...
- MPA3
- Olympic Arms OA
- TEC-9
- TEC-DC9
- TEC-22 Scorpion
- AB-10
- Uzi
Shotguns
- Armscor 30 BG
- Armsel Striker
- BenelliBenelli (firearms)Benelli Armi SpA is an Italian firearm manufacturer founded in 1967, located in Urbino, Italy, best known for high quality shotguns used by military, law enforcement and civilians all over the world. Particularly famous is the Benelli M3 12 gauge, used extensively by American SWAT teams...
M1 - LAW 12
- Remington 1100Remington 1100The Remington 1100 is a gas-operated semi-automatic shotgun, popular among sportsmen. The Remington 1100 was the first semiautomatic shotgun to feature significant reduction in felt recoil, light weight and reliability.- History :...
- Remington 11-87Remington 11-87The Remington 11-87 is a semi-automatic shotgun manufactured by Remington Arms. It is based on the Remington 1100 and was first announced in 1987....
- SPAS 12