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ButterflyEffect · 4354 days ago · link · · parent · post: Australia Banned Assault Weapons. America Can, Too. - NYTimes.com
The more useful parts of this law are the limits on rounds in both a fixed and detachable magazine, and the addition of background checks being required for ammunition purchases. Supposedly, more thorough background checks will be conducted for weapon purchases as well. The last potentially useful part will be how more weapons have been banned entirely (which I don't believe was included in that link), and more in-depth registration of weapons. So while there a lot cosmetic issues brought up, I feel that there are some teeth to this law. It can be argued that if a person wants to kill, no amount of laws will stop them.