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From: Dean Payne <deanp@lsid.hp.com>
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Subject: ATF endorses DiFi's Assault Weapon Ban
To: firearms-politics@ns1.rutgers.edu,
        ca-firearms@shell.portal.com (ca-firearms)
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 93 11:46:11 PST
Mailer: Elm [revision: 70.85]
Status: RO

I picked this up at this morning's meeting of the King County (WA) Task
Force on Responsible Gun Ownership:


           DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
     BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS
             WASHINGTON, D.C.  20226

                  Nov 10, 1993


        TO:  ALL STATIONS

      FROM:  Assistant Director
             (Congressional and Media Affairs)

   SUBJECT:  Assault Weapons


The Administration and ATF support the Feinstein 
Assault weapons amendment to the Crime Bill.

The major thrust of the legislation is to ban specific 
semi-automatic assault rifles and pistols as well as 
revolving cylinder shotguns (such as the Striker 12) 
and other firearms which possess certain
characteristics.

There is also a magazine capacity limitation of 10 
rounds which "grandfathers" existing magazines and 
exempts .22 rimfire ammunition.

An excerpt from the amendment is attached for your 
information.  Please note this is a discussion draft 
and may not reflect final language.  Press or 
congressional inquiries which go beyond a request for 
ATF's position on this legislation should be directed 
to this office.

                   (signed)
                   James O. Pasco, Jr.

Attachment

[Two attached pages, "Text of Proposed Assault Weapons Compromise."  
It is a much shortened version of the bill posted to t.p.g. yesterday.]

[This letter passed through at least two FAX machines and an unknown
number of copiers.  
The FAX headers are 'From ATF HQS COMM Center   to KGWS Seattle' 
and 'Sen Patty Murray'.]

Dean