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In 2 days, these banned guns -- including Uzis, AK- 47s, and Tec-9s -- will be coming back to our neighborhoods, courtesy of President Bush, unless the Assault Weapons Ban is renewed click here to sign our petition to renew the Assault Weapons Ban

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1. Colt AR-15

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Manufactured by Colt Industries of Hartford, CT. It's the civilian version of the company's M-16 used by get informed the U.S. military and some law enforcement agencies. A gas- Read these important stories operated, -fed weapon, it's still general-issue in the about gun control issues. armed forces, which adopted it because of its ability to spray a click here high volume of ammunition within a distance of 100 meters. It is 39 inches long and comes with a 5-round magazine but can accept higher-capacity magazines. end Larry Craig's Crimes and murders: singing career Sept. 25, 1982: 13 people killed in Wilkes-Barre, PA, by man using an AR-15. July 1988: Man kills police officer in Manassas, VA using AR-15 October 13, 1992: seven-year-old boy on his way to school fatally shot by a sniper with an AR-15 in the Cabrini-Green housing project in Chicago. Oct 30, 1993: 9-year-old girl died in El Cajon, CA when a man with an AR-15 began firing from his second-story window

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NRAblacklist.com The National Rifle Association has compiled a list of individuals, authors, religious organizations, businesses, and celebrities it says are "anti- The Kalashnikov rifle, also known generally as the AK-47, was gun". developed in the Soviet Union in 1947. Semi-automatic versions of a Chinese model were imported in large numbers into the until 1989. These Chinese versions were produced by POLY Technologies and distributed in the United States by PTK International, Inc. The weapon is 34 3/8 inches long, and can accept 20-, 30-, 40- and 75-round magazines. Before the assault weapons ban was put in place, AK-47's could be purchased for as little as $300.

Crimes and murders:

Jan. 18, 1989: Patrick West kills five children and wounds 30 others at a school in Stockton, CA May 10, 1989: Man in Boston hijacks small airplane and fires an AK-47 at people below while flying around the city Sept. 14, 1989: Former employee kills seven, wounds 13 at printing plant in Louisville, KY Jan. 30, 1992: Sheriff and deputy shot by man with AK-47 in Clay City, KY. December 16, 1992: Simon's Rock College student sprays campus with an AK-47, killing two and wounding four in Great Barrington, Mass. Jan. 25, 1993: Five CIA employees shot with an AK-47 michael douglas at headquarters in Langley, VA sounds the alarm September 1993: Police in Hartford impose a curfew about NRA extremism. because of gang violence involving AK-47's and other more semiautomatic weapons that has led to dozens of shootings and three deaths December 1993: Man carrying an AK-47 murdered a police officer in a Washington, D.C. housing project. NRAmadness.com Watch the web-movie that the NRA June 21, 1994: Gunman kills four and wounds 23 at doesn't want you to see! Air Force hospital in Spokane, WA. Aug. 31, 1994: Man using AK-47 kills a stagehand at NBC studios in New York City. May 19, 1995: used to kill three people in Pittsburg, CA.

3. Uzi

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Manufactured by Israeli Military Industries, the 9mm UZI was Check out the ads seen in The New York designed in the early 1950s by Army Major . In 1979, Times, Variety, The Nation, and more a semi-automatic version was first imported to the United States for civilian sale by Arms of Philadelphia. The UZI semi-auto has an overall length of 24.4 inches with its folded, 31.5 with the stock open and comes with a standard 25-round magazine. In 1984, the company introduced the UZI pistol, which has an overall length of 9.45 inches. In 1987, Israeli Military Industries introduced the Wear what the NRA Mini-UZI carbine, which with its stock folded has an overall doesn't want you to wear! length of 26.1 inches, 35.75 with the stock unfolded.

Crimes and murders:

Aug. 10, 1989: Police arrest man carrying an Uzi after he sprays a lower Manhattan street with gunfire,

injuring a 69-year-old man June 26, 1989: One man killed and three wounded in a shootout in the Bronx involving an Uzi and another . Feb. 11, 1991: 20-year-old man killed at party by man carrying Uzi in New York City April 29, 1991: Police officer shot in face by Uzi- carrying robbers in Jersey City October 11, 1992: Uzi-carrying postal clerk seeking revenge for being fired kills four people in Ridgewood, NJ. Nov. 19, 1992: Ex-police officer shot to death by Uzi fire in a robbery in an electronics store in Manhattan May 25, 1993: In a gun battle between rival gangs in Teaneck, NJ, three were killed and two were wounded. Police recovered an Uzi from the crime. Sept 17, 1993: Police arrest a recently paroled killer with a loaded Uzi in Pennsauken, NJ Nov 14, 1994: used in a shootout that killed a police officer in San Francisco July 1984: Man kills 21 and wounds 19 using an Uzi at a McDonald's in San Ysidro, CA. 4. MAC-10, MAC-11

Semiautomatic assault pistol designed as a variant of submachine gun. Developed in 1969 by Gordon Ingram of the Military Armament Company (MAC) in Powder Springs, Georgia. The MAC-10 is a recoil-operated gun, compact and capable of delivering a high . However its light weight gives it marginal accuracy and a short effective range. Used by military in building sweeps and inside-vehicle operations -- the Israeli army uses this weapon in Aircraft hijack rescues.

Crimes and murders:

April 28, 1983: A paid hit man kills two witnesses in a federal narcotics case using a MAC-11 June 1984: Radio talk-show host killed by right-wing extremists using a MAC-10 in Denver, Colorado. August 26, 1985: Hired hit men murder a man in suburban Atlanta using a MAC-11. 1988: Jewel thieves fire 31 rounds into a police car while being pursued after a robbery in Boca Raton, Fla. Jan. 2, 1990: MAC-10 used in an attempted drive-by assassination of the Camden, N.J. county prosecutor June 13, 1990: MAC-10 used by bank robbers in New York City. Bank guard wounded. October 1992: MAC-10 used by bank robbers in Sykesville, MD to kill two bank tellers. Oct. 21, 1993: MAC-10 used in a drive-by shooting to kill a 47-year-old man in Queens, NY. March 30, 1994: Houston police officer seriously wounded by a criminal armed with a Mac-11 April 26, 1995: Maryland police officer shot to death with a MAC-11 assault pistol in a liquor store parking lot.

5. TEC-9, TEC-DC9 The Tec-9 and its variants differ from conventional handguns because its large-capacity detachable magazine helps provide a level of firepower "associated with military or police, not civilian, shooting requirements," according to firearms expert Leonard J. Supenski. The weapon is "completely useless" for hunting, is never used by competitive or recreational shooters and "has no legitimate sporting use," he says.

Crimes and murders:

July 2, 1993: TEC-DC9 used by Gian Luigi Ferri to kill 8 and wound six in a workplace shooting in San Francisco April 25, 1994: TEC-9 used to fire at police officers in Brooklyn when an undercover drug deal went awry. June 15, 1994: TEC-9 used by man to shoot his ex- girlfriend in Buffalo, NY Nov. 22, 1994: a man with a TEC-9 killed 3 law enforcement officers at Washington, D.C. police headquarters.

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