By AWR Hawkins
Washington DC – -(Ammoland.com)- On May 5 2014, New Jersey’s Senate Law and Public Safety Committee passed SB993, the ban against magazines holding more than 10 rounds and .22 rifles–along with other guns–with fixed magazines holding more than ten rounds.
The vote was along party lines, with three Democrats voting yes and two Republicans voting no.
As Breibart News reported on March 3, the ban will outlaw 43 rifles including .22 rifles like the “Marlin Model 60, Remington Nylon 66, and Winchester 190.” The ban does this by broadening the label of “assault firearm” to include .22 rifles with a fixed magazine exceeding 10 rounds.
SB993 is sponsored by state senators Loretta Weinberg (D-37) and Nia H. Gill (D-34).
They said their bill “is in response to the horrific tragedy in Arizona where the assailant utilized a large capacity ammunition magazine that resulted in the death of six people and injuries to thirteen others, including Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.”
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About:
AWR Hawkins writes for all the BIG sites, for Pajamas Media, for RedCounty.com, for Townhall.com and now AmmoLand Shooting Sports News.
His southern drawl is frequently heard discussing his take on current events on radio shows like America’s Morning News, the G. Gordon Liddy Show, the Ken Pittman Show, and the NRA’s Cam & Company, among others. He was a Visiting Fellow at the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal (summer 2010), and he holds a PhD in military history from Texas Tech University.
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