DRAFT ASF ROSTER SENT TO SECRETARY OF EOPSS

The Firearm Control Advisory Board sent a draft of the new Assault Style Firearm Roster established within Chapter 135 of the Acts of 2024. While the law specifically calls for a "banned roster", FCAB has chosen a different interpretation. One that GOAL's Jim Wallace has been very vocal against from the beginning.


See original article: https://www.goal.org/asf-roster-dangerous

  • First and foremost, Section 131M does not use the term “banned” because there are no “banned” firearms under that section. There are heavy restrictions and grandfathering dates on a new classification of firearms, but no outright bans.
  • The proposed roster from the sub-committee is being called the “Prohibited Assault-Style Firearms Roster.” The term “prohibited” does not appear in 131 ¾ or 131M.
  • FCAB intends to publish the initial roster with the firearms enumerated in Section 121 and then add more firearms to it over time. This is incredibly dangerous since this is not a roster of approved firearms that can be added to. This is a roster of banned guns that, once published, should be complete in order to avoid potential pitfalls and confusion. Otherwise, retailers and LTC holders are going to be led to believe anything not on the roster is legal.
  • The explanation of grandfathering dates is incredibly complicated and confusing – especially given that there is no legal consensus how to interpret them.