The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a ban on semi-automatic guns.
The historic vote happened on Friday as a direct reaction to the tragic mass shootings across the country, from Uvalde, Texas to Highland Park, Ill. The legislation, titled the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022, cleared in a 217-213 vote.
Republican Reps. Chris Jacobs (N.Y.) and Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.) supported the measure, while Democratic Reps. Henry Cuellar (Texas), Jared Golden (Maine), Vicente Gonzalez (Texas), Kurt Schrader (Ore.) and Ron Kind (D-Wis.) voted against it.
The U.S. has banned high-powered firearms once before in 1994. However, the ruling had expired 10 years later in 2004.
Nancy Pelosi pushed the vote in the House, arguing that the earlier ban had saved lives.
If passed by the Senate, H.R. 1808 will criminalize the known sale, manufacture, transfer, possession or importation of many types of semi-automatic weapons and large-capacity magazines.
Biden, who was a senator during the first ban, encouraged the action in a statement and promised to sign the bill if it reached his desk.
“Today, House Democrats acted by unifying to pass an assault weapons ban to keep weapons of war off our streets, save lives in this country, and reduce crime in our communities,” he wrote. “The majority of the American people agree with this common sense action. The Senate should move quickly to get this bill to my desk, and I will not stop fighting until it does.”
Biden continued, “There can be no greater responsibility than to do all we can to ensure the safety of our families, our children, our homes, our communities, and our nation.”
During Friday’s vote, Republicans stood firmly against limits on ownership of the high-powered firearms amid an often emotional debate ahead of voting.
“It’s a gun-grab, pure and simple,” said Guy Reschenthaler of Pennsylvania.
“An armed America is a safe and free America,” said Andrew Clyde of Georgia.
Last month, Biden signed the S. 2938, otherwise known as the “Bipartisan Safer Communities Act,” which enacts commonsense gun laws and provides funding for mental health support and anti-violence programs.
“I’m about to sign into law a bipartisan gun safety legislation. And time is of the essence. Lives will be saved,” Biden said.
I see how well gun control has worked in Mexico, the only one that has guns is the criminals and the government; I guess in order to protect one’s self and family they will have to throw rock’s. How stupid can you be!!! typical dumb ass crap from the commy dumbocrats, and rhinos !!! God help us.
I feel safer when I go to Mexico than when I go to Phoenix.
That’s because there are now more Mexican and other ethnicity criminals and gangs in Phoenix, than in Mexico.
Weapons of war my ass this is nothing but smoke and mirrors theater! They know damn good well the number of weapons in the country has absolutely nothing to do with crimes that have used weapons in the commission of their crime this is so damn ignorant! New York City and Chicago is a fine example as well as California what a bunch of s***! If it doesn’t anger you don’t go around calling yourself an American
Very well said! I don’t own an AR in any form. Their just not my thing. There are responsible people who do own them and that does not frighten me. I’m not nearly as afraid of 15 bullets being sprayed in my direction from an AR, as someone who tries that should be afraid of the single bullet being fired back at them from my Remington 700. the fact is that AR-15’s are not “weapons of war”. They NEVER have been issued to our military or used by our military in any of our armed conflicts. Prove me wrong, I’ll wait!
I agree totally with you guys. All that our government wants to become is a Dictatorship, Anti Socialist and a country that doesn’t care about the United States Constitution. Biden thinks that he can do whatever the crap he wants and do completely away with our rights as citizens and all parts of the constitution. I personally think that the American people are not going to let him do what he wants, because the American People are fed up.This is not for the good of our own government and they’re not even smart enough to see it and I don’t know why. I just wish that our nation and government can go back to how it was before Biden took office. I have never seen a worse so called president in all my life.
You people better stop with the ignorand laws you try to pass . You know the supreme court is going to invalidate it as they should . You are just trying to start a civil war and you are accomplishing it . You who voted for it have committed treason and should be imprisoned for your crimes against our nation
You are absolutely right I completely agree with you!!!
No, Roy, we have banned weapons of mass destruction before. We had to ban the Tommy gun for the same reason. I am just as American as you are, and I have had guns all my adult life, but when you live in society, you have to work with society and IMO, and we are out of control with these kinds of weapons.
Also, I don’t think there can be a civil war in America again. Just domestic terrorism. I mean, it’s not like you would be wearing blue and grey uniforms and knew who was shooting at who. No, it would just be more mall shootings or church shootings. That is domestic terrorism and that doesn’t work anywhere in the world. And it’s unAmerican.
You show your ignorance on guns although you claim to be very knowledgeable on the subject. AR-15’s shoot the same 223 round as many other guns but have not had the stocks replaced to make them lighter to carry. The fallacy that something that looks like an AR-15 is an “assault weapon” shows total ignorance when it comes to guns. I do not own an AR-15 but there are plenty of other rifles out there, some of them for hunting that use the 223 round. The style of stock on the gun has nothing to do with how it fires or how powerful it is. But then again “gun control” is not abouting stopping crime. It’s about giving those who would destroy our country total control and the ability to dish out tyranny unchecked. If you claim that the Constitution is wrong and should be re-written, then that very point invalidates the authority of all elected officials at the Federal level. I’m perfectly fine with nullifying Washington DC and sending these bastions of stupidity home. Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi have both engaged in activities that are far more likely to get us into wars than protect us from them. But then again defense sales off of ridiculous wars manipulated by the elite in Washington Politics has always been the name of the game. Chicago has had strict gun laws for much of the last 50 years. How is that working out for them? Criminals don’t care how many laws you pass. They have no intention of following any of them. As a matter of fact, if the insane morons are allowed to pass UnConstitutional gun laws, that just makes it easier for the criminal to rob everyday citizens. P.S. Crime did not decrease due to the 10 yr “assault weapons” band but you that let Hollywood Movies (AR-15 Phobia) dictate your brain were just sure that it would. No one is forcing you to own a gun of any kind. A little more restoration of morals and American foundations in our society would go a lot farther towards curbing senseless murders. You can’t legislate warped psychos out of society. Instead, we elect a lot of ours to Washington.
girlfran, are you so ignorant to think that the criminals are going to freely give up their guns and say, “Oh, I am sorry for what I have done and I won’t commit anymore crimes with guns and kill anymore people”? THE CRIMINALS will be the only one with weapons/guns to kill people, but what about the bombs that people make? The point is, that will not stop the killings. And the government talks of assault weapons that were issued to our armies, but AR-15’s were never ever issued to our governments defense. You must be a Democrat.
I firmly agree. I will not comply! Come and take it!
That’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard. They ain’t getting my guns regardless of what kind of stupid ass law they pass. Guns don’t kill people the idiot pulling the trigger do. The gun was 100% innocent. Fuckin idiots! Run and tell that!
Yeah I agree with everybody and I am and have a gun owner. I have owned guns for 40 years and the fact that they think it air 15 is an assault weapon is completely asinine. matter fact we know that we don’t really have a president he may call himself that but we all know he isn’t along with the rest of the crazy administration. you’re just preparing us for China to come in and take everything you think you’re saving lives look at Chicago good luck you people in the government is gone way too far. you are very un-American and on top of the complete corrupted thieves. good luck on the election because everybody knows what your people are. responsible people have the right to bear arms we have the right to save people from bad guys as well I have my CCW permits and several states and I am simply just protector. if I see a crime happening and I can stop it I’m gonna do it. you’re just hurting Americans you’re just punishing us because some of these young 18-year-olds that were nut cases should’ve never had fire arms you should raise the age to 25 for everybody before they can buy a gun and do extensive background checks. that will keep America safe not banning our weapons and saying they’re a salt whip because they’re not!! I hope to pray we get a good Republican in office to fix our horribly corrupt broken country. kind regards MIKE.
Your witnessing true dictatorships in China , Russia and North Korea …we are far from it know the difference quit your crying..
The so-called assault weapons ban didn’t do a thing to deter crime. That is the reason we no longer have it. The ATF said it did no good to deter crime and so it was allowed to expire. There was a sunset clause in the bill that said if it wasn’t effective it should go away
We need a law like that for the idiots in Washington DC. If they are no longer serving a purpose, they should go away.
Too bad I lost mine in a boating accident