Ruben Gallego voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
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Title: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022
Vote to pass a bill that makes it a crime to knowingly import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess a semiautomatic assault weapon (SAW) or large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD).
Prohibits the crime of knowingly importing, selling, manufacturing, transfering, or possessing a semiautomatic assault weapon (SAW) or large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD), but specifies the prohibition does not apply to a firearm that is (Sec. 3):
Manually operating by bolt, pump, lever, or slide action; or
Permanently inoperable;
An antique; or
A rifle or shotgun specifically identified by make and model.
Exempts current and retired law enforcement officers, or authorized tests or experiments, and the importation, sale, transfer, or possession related to securing nuclear materials from the aforementioned prohibitions (Sec. 3).
Authorizes the continued possession, sale, or transfer of a grandfathered SAW, that must be securely stored, and requires licensed gun dealers conduct background checks prior to the sale or transfer of a grandfathered SAW between private parties (Sec. ).
Authorizes the continued possession, but prohibits the sale or transfer of a grandfathered LCAFD (Sec. 2-3).
Requires that newly manufactured LCAFDs display serial number identification, and newly manufactured SAWs as well as LCAFDs display the date of manufacture (Sec. 3).
Authorizes the state or local government to use Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds to compensate individuals who surrender a SAW or LCAFD under a buy-back program (Sec. 6).
Title: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022