https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/28/feinsteins-new-assault-weapons-bill-read-it-and-sleep/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 03:07:37 -0400<![CDATA[As for the list of 157 guns that are banned by name, it is much longer than the list in the federal &#8220;assault weapon&#8221; ban that expired in 2004 (which Feinstein also sponsored), and its terms are broader. While the expired ban covered &#8220;copies or duplicates&#8221; of the 18 named firearms, the new one covers &#8220;copies, duplicates, variants, or altered facsimiles&#8221;—language that seems designed to keep lawyers busy. The references to &#8220;variants&#8221; and &#8220;altered facsimiles&#8221; suggest that a gun can be deemed an &#8220;assault weapon&#8221; even if it is not listed and does not have any forbidden &#8220;military-style characteristics.&#8221; Maybe that&#8217;s one reason Feinstein tries to reassure gun owners with her lengthy list of exempted firearms.]]>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:20:01 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/28/feinsteins-new-assault-weapons-bill-read-it-and-sleep-n99639