Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to adopt an amendment that bans certain semiautomatic assault weapons .

Highlights:

• Bans the manufacture, sale, or possession of nineteen semiautomatic assault weapons (SAW) and other firearms that carry similar characteristics.

• Allows for the sale and possession of SAW if lawfully owned prior to the enactment of this bill.

• Declares it illegal for an individual to sell SAW to another person who has not completed a form prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury.

• Prohibits the sale or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices that contain more than ten rounds of ammunition.

• States that provisions do not apply to the U.S. government and retired law enforcement officers who own SAW.

• Terminates provisions ten years after enactment.

Full Bill Text

Full Bill Text