Gun Policy News
America's 'Fiercest Gun Control Advocate in Congress' Touts Magazine Ban
13 January 2011
Politico (Washington DC)
The fiercest gun-control advocate in Congress released the text of a bill she plans to introduce next week that would outlaw high-capacity magazines like the one a gunman used to shoot 20 people in a matter of seconds in Arizona this weekend.
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy's (D-N.Y.) bill also goes further than the assault weapon ban that expired in 2004, outlawing the sale or transfer of clips that hold more than ten rounds, even those obtained before the law takes effect,... (GunPolicy.org)