U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Denver
A new Democratic gun control move to ban high-capacity firearm magazines is being orchestrated by Denver’s U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, along with New York’s Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy.
The bill, introduced Thursday morning, has been dubbed the High Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act. The measure would reinstate a prohibition that expired in 2004 on the sale or transfer of weapons magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds.
“Since I came to Congress, I have been working to protect our children and our families from senseless gun violence,” DeGette said in a statement. “Recent tragedies have only heightened the need.”
“While there is no single answer to stopping these massacres, this bill is a step that will go a long way toward making our country safe,” she said.
The bill was introduced less than a month after the school shooting last month in Connecticut, at Sandy Hook Elementary School, which killed 20 children and six adults. The shooter, Adam Lanza, used a Bushmaster rifle and carried several 30-round magazines.
McCarthy ran earlier version of the bill in 2011 that DeGette co-sponsored, called the Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act. The measure garnered 138 co-sponsors, but basically died due to inaction in a House committee. The 2011 bill was also co-sponsored by Democratic Congressman Ed Perlmutter, of Golden.
Rep. DeGette,
How do you like all the support you’re getting with your bright gun control ideas?
People with your thought process shouldn’t be allowed to serve breakfast, much less the public.
“While there is no single answer to stopping these massacres, this bill is a step that will go a long way toward making our country safe.” — Rep. DeGette
No, it won’t. It only takes a few seconds to swap magazines, regardless of whether they are 10-, 20-, or 30-round. Forcing a shooter to reload two or three times more often, but still at a rate of a few seconds per reload. Assuming 10 reloads at 6 seconds each, that’s 60 seconds of reload time, instead of 30 or 20.
The police in the Newtown shootings took 20 minutes to respond.
Do the math.
The right wing comments are so sickening.
Hey T…
If you want to make a conservative mad, tell him a lie.
If you want to make a liberal mad, tell him the truth.
Specifically, what comment do you find ‘sickening’?
a clip is a band of metal that contains the rounds that a rifle such as an M1 garand fires. You can also buy .556 rounds on 10rd clips which some say makes loading your mag’s faster…but they often are reused by bulk suppliers and jam, even when using a quick loading device. But she meant mag not clip and anyone who corrects her is splitting hairs…and that only clouds the real issue. Bottom line is that only the people who follow laws will pay attention to the laws…”we ban guns on these premise”. Really means: “hey! crazy! bring your arsonal here and unload into this mass of unarmed people….or Hey, rob my store! Those inside are unarmed and defenseless. It takes the average person 6-12seconds to draw a side arm depending on how they conceal and holster it and shoot. It was reported that it took the first responding police officer approx. 20mins-30mins at most of the recent mass shootings. And the first person to give me a statistic backed with a link to the unbias non-media, non-politician researchers’ data that says conceal to carry permit holders cause more deaths then they save. I will vote for the next gun control candidate. Have a great New Year and Bless you all!
I find it interesting that the liberal mindset is not just as outraged at the entertainment industry for the strong influence over young people in their nightly parade of violence.
You definitely don’t want to touch that subject do you Dianna Degette?
Your answer is No, I have a long term agenda and I don’t care about any other reasonable arguments against it.
What can we say, another air headed Democrat wanting to ban what she considers large capacity magazines under the false premise that such devices aid murderers. Little does DeGette know that it only takes a blink of the eye to switch out magazines. We have learned from the past ban that such bans accomplish nothing, kind of like the people who propose them, ignorant Democrats.
all you dorks agree cuz u were the pussys at school…you people think a gun is going to make you a man cuz you arent one…so if you want everyone to have a gun…you need to let kids have guns too cuz there are alot of crazy teachers and old people out there…better yet…just stay at home and live in your scary little world and they will find your bones in your chair…cuz no one wants your stuff…the only people that want to arm everyone are the same losers who thought romney was going to win,the world would end in 2012 and god was on “their” side….wrong on all counts losers
harley- Is name-calling the best you have? How about something with logic, reason or facts? All of us – including you – have a Second Amemdment right to KEEP and BEAR arms. DeGette, Feinstien and their cohorts want to strip that away. We won’t let them. That’s the point of the Second Amendment.
Here’s the ONLY gun law I will ever respect…
A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free
state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be
infringed.
How’s that Rep DeGette?
Fascist Degette here’s what you can do: Come and get them. Molon labe.
1) Gun free zones are the problem not the solution. These mass shootings are occuring in schools, churches, post offices, theaters etc. because the murderer knows he/she is safe from being stopped by deadly force.
2) What about the Police? You say–The job of a Policeman is to catch the perp AFTER the crime is commited, not prevent it. REMEMBER- When seconds count, Police are only minutes away!
3) Banning assault weapons or limiting magazine capacity is not the answer as very few shootings are committed with assault weapons and mag changes take only 0.5 – 4 seconds to do depending on proficiency. SEE #2
4) If guns are responsible for these shootings than cars must be responsible for killing people also, not mentally deranged sickos, drunk/impaired or texting drivers.
5) Why don’t we take a look at violent video games that desensitize the user to how horrific their actions are. It was a tactic used by the Germans & Japanese on their soldiers so they could go out and kill the enemy without any concious / guilt feelings to hinder their actions. And it is proven that it works!
6) We also need to take a look at how the media makes “celebrities” out of these mass murders and how that influences “copy cat” crimes.
http://www.house.gov/formdegette/legist-contact-form.shtml
Is everyone writing her an email to let her know how you feel about this?
Heres my automated response. Seems she doesn’t care if her legislation affects those of us outside her district.. I left her a voice mail message as well.
Dear Friend,
Thank you for contacting my office via e-mail. I appreciate having the benefit of your views.
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Sincerely,
Diana DeGette
Member of Congress
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there is a factual error in the above article. The article states:
“The shooter, Adam Lanza, used a Bushmaster rifle and carried several 30-round magazines.”
this is verifiably false. The shooter had two semi automatic handguns in the school, that he used. A SHOTGUN was found in his vehicle. Meaning, he didn’t USE the shotgun, AND, it wasn’t even remotely an “assault rifle”