Senators Introduce GOSAFE Act to Regulate Firearms, NRA Opposes

The bill, introduced in response to the Lewiston mass shooting, aims to regulate firearms by outlawing high-capacity magazines and certain modifications, but faces opposition from gun rights advocates.

Senators Angus King and Martin Heinrich have introduced the Gas-Operated Semi-Automatic Firearms Exclusion Act (GOSAFE) that aims to regulate firearms by outlawing weapons with a magazine capacity over 10 rounds.
The bill also targets the mechanisms of firearms, banning modifications like bump stocks and the manufacture of ghost gun kits.
A voluntary gun buy-back program is proposed to remove violating firearms from circulation.
The National Rifle Association (NRA) and the Firearms Policy Coalition have opposed the bill, claiming it violates the U.S. Constitution and infringes on Second Amendment rights.
The bill comes in the wake of a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, that killed 18 people and has reignited the debate on gun control.