Congress: Assault-weapons ban nixed from bill - First Read
Whither assault weapons ban: Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said on Monday that a controversial assault weapons ban will not be part of a Democratic gun bill that was expected to reach the Senate floor next month, Politico notes. After a meeting with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Monday, a frustrated Feinstein said she learned that the bill she sponsored which bans 157 different models of assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines wouldnt be part of a Democratic gun bill to be offered on the Senate floor.
Whither assault weapons ban: Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said on Monday that a controversial assault weapons ban will not be part of a Democratic gun bill that was expected to reach the Senate floor next month, Politico notes. After a meeting with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Monday, a frustrated Feinstein said she learned that the bill she sponsored which bans 157 different models of assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines wouldnt be part of a Democratic gun bill to be offered on the Senate floor.