Gun Control Legislation: Assault Weapons Ban of 2015

by Michael Erbschloe

Dec 16, 2015. WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (D-RI), along with 123 co-sponsors, introduced the Assault Weapons Ban of 2015 to prohibit the sale, transfer, production, and importation of new military-style weapons and high-capacity magazines that have become the firearm of choice for many mass shooters in the United States. Cicilline’s legislation also includes new safeguards on the sale or transfer of assault weapons already in circulation. The sole purpose of these...