I appreciate this opinion and the lightly sarcastic seasoning in the writing. I had many of the same perceptions as I read Senator Feinstein's proposed legislation. The missing key points at issue in the discussion about "violent crime" or "gun crime" are obvious - everything but guns is missing, actually. But the bill, S.150, is entitled "Assault Weapons Ban of 2013" so it's honest to the extent that it's targeting firearms and we shouldn't criticize that it doesn't attempt to solve all the problems. Theoretically, other proposed solutions could come in follow-on legislation from any member of Congress. But as I read through Feinstein's proposal, I came away with the same interpretation as this author with regard to the somewhat ambiguous "grip" language, and thought to myself, "Has a pistol grip and is capable of accepting a magazine of more than 10 rounds. That sounds like it includes virtually 'all' semi-automatic pistols. Surely, I must have read or interpreted that wrong. Maybe I got lost along the way in the sub-paragraph organization of the document." The language she uses in this proposal feeds every fear of every 2nd Amendment rights advocate and it's true to Feinstein's publicly pronounced (1994) desire for "...Mr. & Mrs. America...turn 'em all in" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDTB_aXTCUs). Truthfully, I don't know if Feinstein was referring to "all" guns, or just so-called "assault weapons" in that clip. But, clearly, her intent and motives are not trusted by a very sizable percentage of Americans.
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