Please pay attention to bill S-1431 and HR 2038 as they may effect you as the new weapons being banned are much more widespread. Please check the links below to see if you own a firearm intended to be newly banned.
The new law will reinstates the assault weapons ban and is written so that it will never sunset!!!
The last portion is very scary and does cover "Sniper or long range weapons"
A few of the new firearms added to the list:
M1 Garand's
M14's
M1A's
M1 Carbines
AR-15's
Armalite M-15's
Olympic Arms PCR's
Bushmaster XM-15's
SKS's
AK-47's
AK-74's
FN/FAL's
Olympic Arms OA
MAC-10, MAC-11, or MPA3
HK-91, HK-93, HK-94, or HK-PSG-1
MAK-90's
(Long Range "Sniper rifles" are in question here)
a firearm based on the design that is not particularly suitable for sporting purposes or 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.
Even the Sportsmen for Kerry/Edwards site is shocked by this new bill:
www.sportsmenforkerryedwards.com/s1431.htm
As shown in the 2000 election every vote is important so take the time to vote!!!
Senate bill 1431 has been introduced to the Senate and it has full backing of John Kerry, Ted Kennedy, Hillary Clinton, Charles Schumer and a long list at the bottom of this message.
Please take the time to look at the bill at:
www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/953218/posts
Here is a list of sponsors of the bill and I hope you all will remember their names at vote time:
COSPONSORS(97), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]: (Sort: by date)
Rep Abercrombie, Neil - 6/16/2003 [HI-1] Rep Ackerman, Gary L. - 5/8/2003 [NY-5]
Rep Andrews, Robert E. - 5/8/2003 [NJ-1] Rep Becerra, Xavier - 7/24/2003 [CA-31]
Rep Berman, Howard L. - 7/24/2003 [CA-28] Rep Bishop, Timothy H. - 5/8/2003 [NY-1]
Rep Blumenauer, Earl - 5/8/2003 [OR-3] Rep Brady, Robert - 5/8/2003 [PA-1]
Rep Brown, Corrine - 5/8/2003 [FL-3] Rep Capps, Lois - 5/19/2003 [CA-23]
Rep Capuano, Michael E. - 5/8/2003 [MA-8] Rep Cardin, Benjamin L. - 6/3/2003 [MD-3]
Rep Carson, Julia - 5/8/2003 [IN-7] Rep Case, Ed - 5/8/2003 [HI-2]
Rep Clay, Wm. Lacy - 7/24/2003 [MO-1] Rep Conyers, John, Jr. - 5/8/2003 [MI-14]
Rep Crowley, Joseph - 7/17/2003 [NY-7] Rep Cummings, Elijah E. - 5/8/2003 [MD-7]
Rep Davis, Danny K. - 5/8/2003 [IL-7] Rep DeGette, Diana - 5/21/2003 [CO-1]
Rep Delahunt, William D. - 5/8/2003 [MA-10] Rep DeLauro, Rosa L. - 5/8/2003 [CT-3]
Rep Deutsch, Peter - 5/19/2003 [FL-20] Rep Emanuel, Rahm - 5/8/2003 [IL-5]
Rep Engel, Eliot L. - 5/8/2003 [NY-17] Rep Eshoo, Anna G. - 6/10/2003 [CA-14]
Rep Farr, Sam - 5/8/2003 [CA-17] Rep Fattah, Chaka - 5/8/2003 [PA-2]
Rep Filner, Bob - 7/8/2003 [CA-51] Rep Frank, Barney - 5/8/2003 [MA-4]
Rep Gonzalez, Charles A. - 7/8/2003 [TX-20] Rep Grijalva, Raul M. - 5/8/2003 [AZ-7]
Rep Gutierrez, Luis V. - 5/8/2003 [IL-4] Rep Harman, Jane - 5/8/2003 [CA-36]
Rep Hastings, Alcee L. - 7/17/2003 [FL-23] Rep Hoeffel, Joseph M. - 5/8/2003 [PA-13]
Rep Holt, Rush D. - 5/8/2003 [NJ-12] Rep Honda, Michael M. - 5/8/2003 [CA-15]
Rep Hoyer, Steny H. - 7/25/2003 [MD-5] Rep Israel, Steve - 7/15/2003 [NY-2]
Rep Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. - 5/8/2003 [IL-2] Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila - 5/8/2003 [TX-18]
Rep Johnson, Eddie Bernice - 5/8/2003 [TX-30] Rep Jones, Stephanie Tubbs - 7/24/2003 [OH-11]
Rep Kennedy, Patrick J. - 5/8/2003 [RI-1] Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. - 5/19/2003 [OH-10]
Rep Langevin, James R. - 5/8/2003 [RI-2] Rep Lantos, Tom - 5/21/2003 [CA-12]
Rep Larson, John B. - 6/3/2003 [CT-1] Rep Lee, Barbara - 5/8/2003 [CA-9]
Rep Lewis, John - 5/8/2003 [GA-5] Rep Lipinski, William O. - 5/8/2003 [IL-3]
Rep Lofgren, Zoe - 5/8/2003 [CA-16] Rep Lowey, Nita M. - 5/8/2003 [NY-18]
Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. - 5/8/2003 [NY-14] Rep Markey, Edward J. - 5/8/2003 [MA-7]
Rep Matsui, Robert T. - 7/8/2003 [CA-5] Rep McCollum, Betty - 6/16/2003 [MN-4]
Rep McDermott, Jim - 6/3/2003 [WA-7] Rep McGovern, James P. - 5/8/2003 [MA-3]
Rep Meehan, Martin T. - 5/8/2003 [MA-5] Rep Meeks, Gregory W. - 5/19/2003 [NY-6]
Rep Menendez, Robert - 5/8/2003 [NJ-13] Rep Miller, George - 5/19/2003 [CA-7]
Rep Moran, James P. - 5/8/2003 [VA-8] Rep Nadler, Jerrold - 5/8/2003 [NY-8]
Rep Norton, Eleanor Holmes - 5/8/2003 [DC] Rep Olver, John W. - 5/21/2003 [MA-1]
Rep Owens, Major R. - 5/8/2003 [NY-11] Rep Pascrell, Bill, Jr. - 5/8/2003 [NJ-8]
Rep Payne, Donald M. - 5/8/2003 [NJ-10] Rep Rangel, Charles B. - 5/8/2003 [NY-15]
Rep Rothman, Steve R. - 5/8/2003 [NJ-9] Rep Roybal-Allard, Lucille - 5/8/2003 [CA-34]
Rep Rush, Bobby L. - 5/8/2003 [IL-1] Rep Sanchez, Linda T. - 5/8/2003 [CA-39]
Rep Sanchez, Loretta - 5/8/2003 [CA-47] Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. - 5/8/2003 [IL-9]
Rep Schiff, Adam B. - 7/17/2003 [CA-29] Rep Serrano, Jose E. - 6/10/2003 [NY-16]
Rep Shays, Christopher - 5/8/2003 [CT-4] Rep Sherman, Brad - 5/21/2003 [CA-27]
Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh - 6/23/2003 [NY-28] Rep Smith, Christopher H. - 5/8/2003 [NJ-4]
Rep Solis, Hilda L. - 5/8/2003 [CA-32] Rep Stark, Fortney Pete - 5/8/2003 [CA-13]
Rep Tauscher, Ellen O. - 5/8/2003 [CA-10] Rep Tierney, John F. - 5/8/2003 [MA-6]
Rep Towns, Edolphus - 5/8/2003 [NY-10] Rep Van Hollen, Chris - 5/8/2003 [MD-8]
Rep Velazquez, Nydia M. - 5/8/2003 [NY-12] Rep Waters, Maxine - 5/8/2003 [CA-35]
Rep Watson, Diane E. - 5/8/2003 [CA-33] Rep Waxman, Henry A. - 5/8/2003 [CA-30]
Rep Weiner, Anthony D. - 5/8/2003 [NY-9] Rep Wexler, Robert - 5/8/2003 [FL-19]
Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. - 5/8/2003 [CA-6]