Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, announced this Friday morning that the House would approve the legislation during the day, scheduling the vote on s after the official signaled that the House would stop considering the legislation for next month.
Democrats planned to move the assault weapons ban with the security legislation under a rule; however, they decided to consider them separately after some liberals raised concerns about a lack of accountability in policing, The Hill reported.
The assault weapons ban legislation, which is sponsored by Democratic Rep. David Cicilline of Rhode Island and co-sponsored by 207 voting Democrats, specifically calls for a ban on the manufacture, sale, import or transfer of various semi-automatic assault weapons, semi-automatic pistols and shotguns.
All semi-automatic rifles that can accept detachable magazines and have a pistol grip, foregrip, barrel shroud, grenade launcher , a threaded barrel, telescopic, folding or detachable stock are subject to the prohibition.
Also , semi-automatic assault rifles with fixed magazines that can accept more than 15 rum das are subject to prohibition, except those with attached tubular device, which can only contain caliber rimfire ammunition.22.
However, despite bipartisan support in the House, the legislation has little chance of advancing in the Senate in the face of broad Republican opposition. But despite this obstacle, House Democrats pressed for the opportunity to vote on the measure as a message to continue the fight for gun control, which has been the focus of debate in recent months before the deadly shootings that have shaken the country.
