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Trustee Archive
A firearm magazine is an ammunition storage and feeding device within or attached to a repeating firearm. The term “high capacity” magazine is often used to describe magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds, including box, drum, rotary and horizontal magazines. Many gun safety advocates claim there is no legitimate reason for these devices since they are rarely needed for hunting or target shooting. They wish to prohibit these magazines which are often used by mass-shooters. They claim the number of bullets these killers can fire before needing to reload can determine the degree of carnage that results from an assault. Opponents are not sure reducing the size of magazines would reduce causalities. They claim several mass-shooters have not used high-capacity magazines, they just brought more guns and loaded magazines along with them. They also say that aside from mass shootings, most homicides are committed using far fewer than 10 rounds. For this reason, they claim a high-capacity magazine ban would not have a measurable effect on our murder rate.
Pending Legislation: S.298 - Keep Americans Safe Act
Sponsor: Sen. Robert Menendez (NJ)
Status: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Chair: Sen. Richard Durbin (IL) |
- I oppose reforming current large capacity magazine policy and wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Leader Charles Schumer (NY).
- I support establishing a new criminal offense for the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD) except for certain law enforcement efforts, securing nuclear material and possession by a retired law enforcement officer. And requiring newly manufactured LCAFDs to display a serial number and date of manufacture, and compensating individuals who surrender an LCAFD under a buy-back program, and wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Sen. Richard Durbin (IL) and/or to an advocate group currently working with this issue.
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I support establishing a new criminal offense for the import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD) except for certain law enforcement efforts, securing nuclear material and possession by a retired law enforcement officer. And requiring newly manufactured LCAFDs to display a serial number and date of manufacture, and compensating individuals who surrender an LCAFD under a buy-back program, and wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Sen. Richard Durbin (IL) and/or to an advocate group currently working with this issue.
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- Senator
If elected as a trustee, the campaign committee of Sen. Richard Durbin (IL) will be unconditionally awarded the funds pledged to this issue along with a letter requesting him to favorably consider passing S.298 - Keep Americans Safe Act.
- Everytown for Gun Safety
If elected as a trustee, Everytown for Gun Safety will be awarded the funds pledged to this issue along with a letter requesting these funds be used to work and advocate for banning large capacity magazines.
About: Americans have come together to make their own communities safer. Everytown starts with you, and it starts in your neighborhood. By introducing evidence-based solutions in every town, we can end gun violence. Everytown works to advance gun safety in the courts, elect gun sense candidates, and build grassroots organizing in every state.
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- No trustee votes received.
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| Poll Opening Date |
May 08, 2023 |
| Poll Closing Date |
May 14, 2023 |
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