{"id":110044,"date":"2025-05-15T22:13:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T03:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=110044"},"modified":"2025-05-15T22:13:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T03:13:01","slug":"110044","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=110044","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/sen-schiff-picks-up-ban-them-all-torch-for-gun-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sen. Schiff Picks Up \u2018Ban-Them-All\u2019 Torch for Gun Control<\/a><\/p>\n<p>U.S. Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) replaced the late U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and has picked up the mantle of her gun control legacy with one bill in particular. He reintroduced the legislation she often sponsored to reinstate the expired federal ban on so-called \u201cassault weapons\u201d as he hopes to once again prohibit law-abiding Americans from owning the most popular selling semiautomatic rifle in America \u2013 the Modern Sporting Rifle (MSR).<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Schiff introduced\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/senate-bill\/1531?s=5&amp;r=1\">S. 1531<\/a><\/strong>, the Assault Weapon Ban of 2025, and made the announcement through a\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/i\/birdwatch\/t\/1917570108605554913?source=6\">video<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0he posted to social media. Usurpingly, his claims about the previous federal ban are\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/factsheets\/NSSF-Factsheet-Assault-Weapons.pdf\">false<\/a><\/strong>. His video message immediately received a brutal Community Note, tagging the first-term senator\u2019s message as \u201cincorrect.\u201d Companion legislation was also introduced in the House of Representatives by Congresswoman Lucy McBath (D-Ga.) as\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/house-bill\/3115?s=8&amp;r=1\">H.R. 3115<\/a><\/strong>, with the same title.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The time to act is now.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m introducing the Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2025. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TZu7GTCjvF\">pic.twitter.com\/TZu7GTCjvF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adam Schiff (@SenAdamSchiff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenAdamSchiff\/status\/1917570108605554913?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe claim that the Bill 31 years ago held crimes and mass shootings at bay for 10 years is incorrect. It sunset after 10 years when Congress\u2019s own research proved it had no effect on violent crime committed with the rifles it banned,\u201d the note\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/i\/birdwatch\/t\/1917570108605554913?source=6\">corrected<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/amp\/US\/understanding-1994-assault-weapons-ban-ended\/story?id=65546858\">ABC News reporting<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0was the source provided. In addition, Breitbart News tagged the video message in an article and reminded readers \u2013 or more appropriately, Sen. Schiff, that the Department of Justice\u2019s National Institute of Justice (NIJ)\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2018\/02\/19\/flashback-national-institute-justice-federal-assault-weapon-ban-not-reduce-crime\/\">reported<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0that the ban could not be credited with any reduction in crime.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Still, as is the case with the vast majority of gun control legislation backed by national gun control groups and their allies,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/2nd-amendment\/2025\/04\/30\/adam-schiff-pays-homage-dianne-feinstein-introduces-assault-weapons-ban-2025\/\">facts don\u2019t matter much<\/a><\/strong>. Sen. Schiff is gung ho on banning a commonly-owned firearm in the country, with more than\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/nssf-releases-most-recent-firearm-production-figures-2\/#:~:text=Total%20firearm%20domestic%20production%20reported,percent%20from%202021%20to%202022.\">30 million<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0MSRs in circulation.<\/p>\n<h4>Cold Water on Capitol Hill<\/h4>\n<p>Despite Sen. Schiff\u2019s gaslighting about the horrors of MSRs, which he falsely labels as \u201cmilitary-style weapons of war,\u201d millions of Americans use MSRs for lawful purposes every day, including for target practice and recreational shooting, hunting and yes \u2013 self-defense. Especially during the past five years throughout the coronavirus pandemic and a surge in crime across the country, MSRs have been \u2013 and continue to be \u2013 an\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/ar-15-rifle-mass-shootings-semiautomatic-weapon-rcna84193\">especially popular choice<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of firearm for Americans purchasing guns, including among first-time buyers. Back in Washington, D.C., however, it\u2019s clear Sen. Schiff\u2019s gun control wish fortunately won\u2019t get very far.<\/p>\n<p>Even mainstream media outlets recognize the California senator\u2019s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ojp.gov\/ncjrs\/virtual-library\/abstracts\/banning-assault-weapons-would-be-unconstitutional-gun-control-p-131\">unquestionably unconstitutional<\/a><\/strong> gun ban is a pipedream. The Hill <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/5274890-democrats-reintroduce-assault-weapons-ban\/\">described<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Sen. Schiff\u2019s bill as \u201chaving virtually no chance of becoming law\u201d due to the fact that Republicans control the majority in both the House and the Senate. However, missing from The Hill\u2019s reporting is also the fact that when Democrats held majorities during the 117<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Congress in 2021-2022, the \u201cassault weapons\u201d ban legislation didn\u2019t even receive a vote in the Senate under Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), with not even all Democrats supporting the legislation.<\/p>\n<p>Bearing Arms\u2019 Tom Knighton noted that during a formal press conference event to mark the introduction of his legislation, Sen. Schiff was joined by California colleague Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Sens. Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal, both Democrats from Connecticut. The group also included Rep. McBath and representatives from the major national gun control groups Brady United, Giffords and Newtown Action Alliance.<\/p>\n<h4>Popularity Questioned<\/h4>\n<p>During his remarks at the press event, Sen. Chris Murphy proclaimed rather confidently that the American people were on their side and agreed with their demands to ban MSRs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot only is the assault weapons ban the right thing to do, it\u2019s the popular thing to do,\u201d the senator\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bearingarms.com\/tomknighton\/2025\/05\/01\/gruesome-twosome-introduce-new-assault-weapon-ban-bill-n1228484\">declared<\/a><\/strong>. \u201cEvery single year when you go into the field and ask Americans what they think of an assault weapons ban\u2026 by increasing numbers they tell Congress it\u2019s time, its past time to stand up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But the numbers again demonstrate the senators don\u2019t have their facts correct. In fact, trends show the opposite of what Sen. Murphy surmises.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/1645\/guns.aspx\">Gallup<\/a><\/strong>, in October 2024, just 52 percent of Americans said they supported a federal ban on co-called \u201cassault weapons.\u201d That number was three percentage points lower than respondents said in 2022 and a full nine points lower than in 2019. On the flip side, the number of Americans vocalizing their opposition to a federal ban has steadily risen \u2013\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/1645\/guns.aspx\">according to Gallup<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 by nine points over the same time period. This trend demonstrating the increasing popularity of MSRs overlapping the dramatic rise in Americans who oppose bans has been covered before. In fact, The Reload reported on polling from the Washington Post\/ABC News (hardly pro-gun media outlets) that found in 2023 a\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thereload.com\/poll-majority-of-americans-oppose-assault-weapons-ban\/\">majority of Americans opposed a federal ban<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>While gun control allies in Congress like Sen. Schiff and Rep. McBath continue to push for unconstitutional gun bans using false data and faulty messaging, one thing appears clear. There won\u2019t be any Congressionally approved MSR bans happening anytime soon. Gun control groups will use smears and scare tactics to fundraise and generate media attention. The firearm industry and Members of Congress who support the Constitution and Second Amendment rights will continue using facts and data to fight back.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Schiff Picks Up \u2018Ban-Them-All\u2019 Torch for Gun Control U.S. Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) replaced the late U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and has picked up the mantle of her gun control legacy with one bill in particular. 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