House Democrats 'Assault weapons' ban targets at least 40 AR-15 rifles

Several "assault weapons" are proposed to be banned in legislation next week by the U.S. House Judiciary Committee.

The bill, if enacted, would allow the sale of such weapons that are already lawfully possessed and would not apply to antique, manually-operated, or certain hunting and sporting firearms, the House panel stated.

The measure would ban certain AR-style pistols such as the “DoubleStar Corporation AR pistol, DPMS AR–15 pistol, Jesse James Nomad AR–15 pistol, Olympic Arms AR–15 pistol, Osprey Armament MK–18 pistol, POF USA AR pistols, Rock River Arms LAR 15 pistol,” and others, according to bill’s text.

Committee members will mark up the bill on Wednesday, July 20, according to a statement, which prohibits the sale, import, manufacture, and transfer of certain semi-automatic weapons. The measure needs 60 votes for passage in the 50-50 divided Senate if it passes the committee before heading to the floor for a full vote.

16 July 2022