Feinstein’s AW Bill Text Posted

[steve4102]

S.736 - Assault Weapons Ban of 2021 has been posted.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-...6/text?r=6&s=5

Thought maybe you guys would like to take a look at it and break it all down.

It does appear to have a Grandfather clause.

[Tom Servo]

It's the EXACT same thing she's been pushing every year since 1996. It's easy to tell because the Wilkinson Linda Carbine is still on there.

It redefines "assault weapon" as any gun that can accept a removable magazine plus ONE "military" feature. Since those features include things like threaded barrels, flash hiders, and (gasp!) bayonet lugs, that means almost all consumer semiautomatic rifles.

As for the grandfather clause, it's far more restrictive than people realize:

Beginning on the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of the Assault Weapons Ban of 2021, it shall be unlawful for any person who is not licensed under this chapter to transfer a grandfathered semiautomatic assault weapon to any other person who is not licensed under this chapter, unless a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer has first taken custody of the grandfathered semiautomatic assault weapon for the purpose of complying with subsection (s). Upon taking custody of the grandfathered semiautomatic assault weapon, the licensee shall comply with all requirements of this chapter as if the licensee were transferring the grandfathered semiautomatic assault weapon from the licensee’s inventory to the unlicensed transferee.

[Aguila Blanca]

Originally Posted by Tom Servo

As for the grandfather clause, it's far more restrictive than people realize:

I read that twice, and I still don't understand it.

[rickyrick]

Sounds like to me is if you have a license for an AW you can sell them to another individual that has an AW license, but if you don’t have the license they can be sold to a licensed dealer.
But you can’t buy one without a license.

[winkytink]

I see nothing in this that says "sale", just "transfer", so I presume this applies to temporary loaners as well. If I'm reading this correctly it looks like every "transfer" would have to be handled like an original purchase. Want to loan a rifle to cousin Jeffrey for a hunting trip? You have to transfer the gun to a dealer who then transfers it to Jeffrey. And when Jeff is done with it he'd have to reverse the process. I'm sure the dealer will have to charge a fee for every time his hands touch it.

This is all about establishing a 100% chain of ownership, even for granfathered weapons.

[Tom Servo]

I see nothing in this that says "sale", just "transfer", so I presume this applies to temporary loaners as well.

It does. The law doesn't cover ownership; it covers possession.