House passes 10-year extension of plastic gun ban

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The House voted Tuesday to renew a ban on undetectable plastic guns, sending the bill to the Senate, where Democrats must decide whether to accept it as is or pick a fight that could cause them to break the Dec. 9 deadline when the ban expires.

The proposed renewal, which passed the House by voice vote, would extend the Undetectable Firearms Act for 10 more years.

Democrats, citing advances in 3-D printing technology, say the law should be expanded to specifically require all guns to be made with at least some metal parts that can’t be removed.

Sen. Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat, vowed to force that fight next week when the Senate returns from a two-week Thanksgiving vacation, on the day the plastic gun ban expires. He has signaled that he is prepared to let the ban expire as he fights for tougher legislation.

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The issue has split gun rights advocates.

Several groups urged House lawmakers to defeat the 10-year extension, saying it would give Mr. Schumer a vehicle for his plans and would ignite another fight over gun rights.

But the powerful National Rifle Association dismissed those concerns. In a statement, the group said its target is Mr. Schumer’s bill, not Mr. Coble‘s.

“The NRA has been working for months to thwart expansion of the UFA by Sen. Chuck Schumer and others. We will continue to aggressively fight any expansion of the UFA or any other proposal that would infringe on our Second Amendment rights,” the NRA said.

“Some groups have been circulating misinformation in order to create confusion over today’s House vote. To be clear, Rep. Coble’s bill does not expand current law in any way, as Sen. Schumer’s proposal would do,” the NRA said.

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[GeneFrenkle]

Odd - seems to me there was a requirement for a certain mass of ferrous metal in guns from way back when "OMG! Glocks are _PLASTIC_ and must be stopped!" hit the scene. So, it's already on the books, so to speak. Naturally, I didn't read TFA.

[vaeevictiss]

Is it odd that the thing that bothered me most about this article is that those douchebags get a 2 week Thanksgiving break.

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[GeneFrenkle]

They deserve it! They worked so hard to get us through the shutdown!

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[JustinCase]

They deserve it! They worked so hard to get us through the shutdown!

So did my washing machine...

[GeneFrenkle]

Sure, wasimg machines work hard, but they produce something of value. They worked smarter and exempted themselves from the need to do that. This makes them existing their tangible work product.

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[OakRidgeStars]

Remember back when people were all wee-wee'd up about Glocks? Now you can 3-D print a real plastic gun. Times sure are a'changin'.

[Reverenddel]

Once more? You can print a 3-D gun on a printer...and they have no PROOF where it was created!

[VACoastie]

They got more issues than worrying about plastic guns coming up. Like a deficit and economic woes that are set to uproar again in Jan. 1st.

Seems some folks in D.C. need to get their priorities straight.

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[Remek]

^^^Ahmen, Coastie! When the government runs out of money, all their rules won't do them a bit of good at all, and we will need all these things to protect ourselves.