CSPAN Capitol Hill Hearings February 28, 2013
State of mississippi. It is clear that we need a national solution. Let me describe briefly that key features of this new legislation of assault weapons ban a 2013. The bill bans the sale, transfer, and importation and manufacturing of 167 specifically named semi automatic assault weapons. It bans any other assault weapon, which is defined as semi automatic that can have a detachable magazine. These features were developed for military weapons to make them more affective and efficient at killing people in close combat situations. The bill prohibits large capacity ammunition devices capable of ...