WASHINGTON – After a couple of false starts, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill Thursday that would ban assault weapons, restrict the size of ammunition clips and require universal background checks on gun sales.
But in spite of passionate pleas by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., the bill’s sponsor, it heads to the Senate floor with no Republican support, and it may not have the backing of every Democrat. The Republican-led House of is all but certain to reject it.
“As I’ve said before, the road is uphill,” Feinstein said Thursday, after her bill cleared the panel on a party-line vote of 10-8.
She was the lead sponsor of the original assault weapons ban Congress passed in 1994 but didn’t renew 10 years later for lack of support. The political landscape has changed since then, as has the degree of public shock over recent mass shootings, including one in December that left 20 Connecticut elementary school children dead, and another more than two years ago that gravely injured former Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.
But even that might not be enough to get restrictions on the use of assault weapons.
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I will not honor this fraud — semi automatic weapons are safer than Leftist Progressive destructive Full of c#$) politicians — Stay the hell out of our lives Ban intrusive goverment statism and commies!
now that’s what I’m talking about I wish every person thought like me n you, we need to get this guy out of office and restore the fact that the power of the government is derived from the people once they learn that we can continue…
Did you hear this lady speak? She is INSANE! I don’t like it when people start praising themselves at how smart they are. I particularly notice this with liberal women and women in general who went to a liberal college.
They are told by their liberal professors at how smart they will become on graduation, you don’t need men, you don’t need God, for YOU ARE THE SMARTEST PERSON IN THE ROOM!
Did you get that feeling with Ms. Feinstein at the hearing???
She is the wicked witch of the west! She is so full of her own koolaid, she thinks she knows all the right answers, and it drives me mad. She wouldn't even answer Senator Ted Cruz's question about the bill of rights, she just went off on her own pathetic history. My fingers are crossed though for the 2014 Senate elections. I hope there can be balance to the force
Did anyone believe that it wouldn't pass the senate with all them scared rabbits especially Joe Manchin.People of West Virginia you should be ashamed of youself for electing this Obutthole Ass Kisser.Obutthole knocked out coal and Joe did shit now the guns and Joe voted for the ban you have one liberal socialist leading your state.
welcome to the "CHANGE" the new communist party
when do they vote on the amendment to the federal and state constitutions they need to do this?
It appears that we have elected many who do not understand the written english language. What part of 'Shall not be Infringed' do these elected fools not understand???
What T.Jefferson said about the tree of liberty is comming closer to reality day by day. That day will be a real learning experience for most of the Socialist in our federal and state governments. Once trouble starts and it is out of hand, things can and will move very quickly into uncharted waters.
We as a nation are treading on thin ice with all of this talk by the Gun Grabbing Pols…..
Why????do people really want genocide?