In response to Saturday’s mass shooting that left 11 people dead at a California dance hall, Senate Democrats introduced a pair of bills to tighten gun laws in the U.S.
With 60 votes needed to break a filibuster in the Senate and Democrats no longer holding a majority in the House, the bills are expected to go nowhere.
While there are varying definitions of assault weapons, they generally include semi-automatic rifles with a detachable magazine and pistol grip. These types of firearms have been used in numerous mass shootings in recent years. While Democrats could not pass some of its loftiest proposals, Congress passed bipartisan gun legislation last year following the massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, after a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers.
The 2022 bill included funds for states to implement red flag laws, family mental health spending, getting rid of the so-called “boyfriend loophole” by including those convicted of domestic abuse in background checks and funding for school-based mental health programs. The newest proposals would ban the sale and manufacturing of various “military” assault weapons. It would not penalize current owners of such weapons. It also would require a background check on any sale or trade of assault weapons and require that assault weapons are secured with a safety device when stored.
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