Not clear if someone currently possessing a rifle with one or more of the 8 “attachment” characteristics would be grandfathered or even be able to pass them down to someones kid or would their firearms become illegal to own under this bill, exception being antique firearms under their definition? I get the .50 cal, pistols and mags not being grandfathered but the attachment part is somewhat ambiguous, to me at anyways. Seems like an attempt to accomplish what the original bill had but wordsmithing intentionally to confuse other legislators in order to accomplish his original objective....essentally a assult weapons ban and a lot of semi-auto other weapons to boot. just not clear to me.
I read it as not being able to possess the attachments alone. Doesn’t even need to be attached to a firearm.
Ownership, etc., of automatic firearms, silencers, etc., prohibited; penalties. (a) The manufacture,
possession, sale, barter, trade, gift, transfer, or acquisition
of any of the following is prohibited: assault pistols, except as provided by section 134-4(e); .50 caliber rifles, except as provided by section 134-4(f);
assault weapon attachments; automatic firearms; rifles with barrel lengths less than sixteen inches; shotguns with barrel lengths less than eighteen inches; cannons; mufflers, silencers, or devices for deadening or muffling the sound of discharged firearms; hand grenades, dynamite, blasting caps, bombs, or bombshells, or other explosives; or any type of ammunition or any projectile component thereof coated with teflon or any other similar coating designed primarily to enhance its capability to penetrate metal or pierce protective armor; and any type of ammunition or any projectile component thereof designed or intended to explode or segment upon impact with its target.
(e) Any person who intentionally or knowingly violates subsection (a) or (b) shall be guilty of a class C felony and shall be imprisoned for a term of five years without probation.
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