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Friday, March 15, 2013

Assault Weapons Ban Heading for Defeat in Senate

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On a party line vote of 10-8, the Democratic-led panel approved a bill to renew a ban similar to one that expired in 2004. The measure would also limit high-capacity ammunition clips to 10 bullets.
Military-style assault weapons have been the weapon of choice in a number of recent US mass shootings, including one at a elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, that killed 20 children and six adults on Dec. 14.
Most Senate Republicans and a number of Democrats from rural states oppose it, arguing it would violate the constitutional right to bear arms. Many fear that backing the legislation could cost them re-election.
Continue Reading : http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/us-politics/9931615/US-assault-weapons-ban-heading-for-defeat-in-Senate.html

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