Dianne Feinstein: “I rise to re-introduce the same ban on importing large capacity ammunition magazines that passed both Houses of Congress…”

“I rise to re-introduce the same ban on importing large capacity ammunition magazines that passed both Houses of Congress in 1999 during the Juvenile Justice debate. That amendment passed the Senate by voice vote after a Motion to Table failed 59-39. The same provision, offered by then-Judiciary Chairman Henry Hyde on the House floor, passed by voice vote as an amendment to the House Juvenile Justice Gun Bill. Nevertheless, these clips continue to flood into the country, because the Juvenile Justice bill became stalled in Conference, and never got to the President's desk. It is time to take care of this once and for all--outside of politics, and outside of partisan bickering over other provisions. We simply cannot stand by and watch millions of these killer clips flood our shores. Large-capacity ammunition clips are ammunition feeding devices, such as clips, magazines, drums and belts, which hold more than ten rounds of ammunition. The 1994 assault weapons ban prohibited the domestic manufacture of these devices, but foreign companies are still sending them to our shores by the hundreds of thousands. As the author of the 1994 provision, I can assure you that this was not our intent.”