Sunday, April 13, 2014

Democrat Congressmen Ask Obama to Ban Import of 'Military-Style, Semiautomatic Firearms'

Democrat Congressmen Ask Obama to Ban Import of 'Military-Style, Semiautomatic Firearms': On April 9th, a large group of Democrat representatives sent a letter asking President Obama to prohibit the importation of "military style, semiautomatic firearms."

Led by Reps. John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) and Eliot Engel (D-NY), the letter was signed by "about 80" Democrats.

According to The Washington Times, Conyers and Engel are basing their request on the 1968 Gun Control Act, which they claim gives Obama "broad authority to prohibit guns and ammunition from being imported into the country." The exception would be if the products are "generally recognized as particularly suitable for or readily adaptable to sporting purposes."

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