Assault weapons are usually described as semi-automatic firearms
that are capable of accepting a detachable magazine and have extra
military-style features such as a pistol grip, folding stock,
detachable stock, barrel shroud, or threaded barrel. A
high-capacity magazine is usually described as a device capable of
accepting more than 10 rounds of ammunition feeding.
Assault weapons and high-capacity magazines boost shooting
lethality dramatically, leading to shooting more individuals and
more deaths.
' Therefore, the best way to tackle the firepower issue is not to attempt to outlaw or license many millions of elderly and completely lawful firearms (which would be a huge licensing effort) but to prohibit the ownership of high-capacity magazines. By a straightforward, comprehensive and unambiguous ban on large-capacity magazines, all the difficulties in identifying ' attack guns ' and ' semi-au-au-magazines '
Therefore, the best way to tackle the firepower issue is not to attempt to outlaw or license many millions of older and completely lawful firearms (which would be a huge licensing effort) but to ban the ownership of high-capacity magazines. Any difficulty in identifying' attack rifle' and' semi-automatic firearms' is eliminated by a straightforward, comprehensive and unambiguous ban on large-capacity magazines. Separate or connected to the firearm, the large capacity magazine itself becomes the forbidden item. These goals could be efficiently implemented by a single amendment to federal firearms law.
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