For the 2017 legislative session , Smith filed a bill to ban the sale , transfer , and possession of assault weapons and large-capacity magazines . Largely motivated by the 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting , Smith has advocated fiercely for the restrictions , arguing at a January 2017 press conference that " the people killed by gun violence every day have rights too . The families and victims who will never be made whole have rights . They were stolen from them by a person armed with hate and with these weapons . So long as criminals and madmen have access to these guns , we are not safe . The time for talk is over . " The bill died in committee without receiving a hearing
Orlando nightclub shooting
Orlando nightclub shooting
Carlos Guillermo Smith