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1biggun · 01-04-2013, 11:56 PM

ok this looks legit . WTF dosent the NRA site have anything?????????????????????/
WHAT ARE THE DETAILS WHAT IS THE BILL NUMBER?????

Pema Levy 2:01 PM EST, Thursday January 3, 2013
Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) introduced a bill to ban high-capacity magazines Thursday, the first day of the 113th Congress, the Associated Press reports. DeGette represents the district where the 1999 Columbine school shooting took place.

DeGette co-authored the bill with Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), a gun-control advocate whose husband was killed in a 1993 mass shooting.

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Dems introduce high-capacity magazine ban in the House

Rep. Diana DeGette represents the Colorado district that includes Columbine High School
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Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., introduced a ban on high-capacity magazines in the House earlier today, the first day of the new session of Congress.

According to the AP, DeGette introduced the bill with Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, D-N.Y., whose husband was killed in a 1993 mass shooting on the Long Island Rail Road in New York. From the AP:

[DeGette]‘s district includes the site of the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School. It is also adjacent to last year’s Aurora movie theater shooting site. In both of those attacks, the shooters’ rifles were modified with high-capacity magazines. Those devices allow attackers to fire dozens of bullets without pausing to reload.

Though it’s still unclear whether a ban can pass the Republican-controlled House, there were some promising signs from at least one Republican earlier today.

Rep. Peter King, also from New York, said on “Morning Joe”: ”I voted for the assault weapon ban back in 1994. My father was a police officer. I really don’t know why people need assault weapons.”

And Rep. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., an extremely conservative congressman with an A rating from the NRA, said he was “troubled” by NRA chief Wayne LaPierre’s proposal to put armed police officers in every school in the country.

“I was troubled by that proposal, greatly troubled by that kind of Washington mandate, federal involvement in local schools,” Flake said in an interview with KTVK on Wednesday. “Schools, with regard to curriculum, with regard to teachers and staffing, those decisions are best made on the local level … As well as security issues are best made at the local level as well, not some edict from Washington.”

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1biggun No Hope For Me Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 11,898 iTrader: 14 / 100%	ok this looks legit . WTF dosent the NRA site have anything?????????????????????/ WHAT ARE THE DETAILS WHAT IS THE BILL NUMBER????? Pema Levy 2:01 PM EST, Thursday January 3, 2013 Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) introduced a bill to ban high-capacity magazines Thursday, the first day of the 113th Congress, the Associated Press reports. DeGette represents the district where the 1999 Columbine school shooting took place. DeGette co-authored the bill with Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), a gun-control advocate whose husband was killed in a 1993 mass shooting. RSS Updates SALON News Politics Entertainment Life Open Study: Monogamy won't make you happier Life Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 03:57 PM CST Dems introduce high-capacity magazine ban in the House Rep. Diana DeGette represents the Colorado district that includes Columbine High School By Jillian Rayfield 3K 146 2 more Topics: Jeff Flake, NRA, Peter King, Arizona, Newtown school shooting, Wayne LaPierre, Dana DeGette, Politics News Dems introduce high-capacity magazine ban in the House (Credit: Laborant via Shutterstock) Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., introduced a ban on high-capacity magazines in the House earlier today, the first day of the new session of Congress. According to the AP, DeGette introduced the bill with Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, D-N.Y., whose husband was killed in a 1993 mass shooting on the Long Island Rail Road in New York. From the AP: [DeGette]‘s district includes the site of the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School. It is also adjacent to last year’s Aurora movie theater shooting site. In both of those attacks, the shooters’ rifles were modified with high-capacity magazines. Those devices allow attackers to fire dozens of bullets without pausing to reload. Though it’s still unclear whether a ban can pass the Republican-controlled House, there were some promising signs from at least one Republican earlier today. Rep. Peter King, also from New York, said on “Morning Joe”: ”I voted for the assault weapon ban back in 1994. My father was a police officer. I really don’t know why people need assault weapons.” And Rep. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., an extremely conservative congressman with an A rating from the NRA, said he was “troubled” by NRA chief Wayne LaPierre’s proposal to put armed police officers in every school in the country. “I was troubled by that proposal, greatly troubled by that kind of Washington mandate, federal involvement in local schools,” Flake said in an interview with KTVK on Wednesday. “Schools, with regard to curriculum, with regard to teachers and staffing, those decisions are best made on the local level … As well as security issues are best made at the local level as well, not some edict from Washington.”