BREAKING NEWS: Assault weapons ban dropped from Senate gun control bill

[remingtonman1108]

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/03/19/reid-cuts-assault-weapons-ban-from-senate-gun-control-bill-amid-waning-support/

 

 

The leader of the Democrat-controlled Senate on Tuesday dropped a proposed assault weapons ban from the chamber’s gun-control package – dealing a blow to supporters of the ban, though it could still come up for a vote.

 

The sponsor of the measure, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., revealed that Reid told her the proposed ban would not be in the initial package. Feinstein said she's "disappointed" with the decision, and is expected to nevertheless offer it as an amendment.

 

But the move by Reid to cut it from the main bill signals a lack of congressional support for a proposal that would not only revive, but strengthen, the decade-long ban that expired in 2004.

 

The proposed ban passed out of committee last week along with three other measures. The other three dealt with providing more school safety aid, expanding federal background checks on potential gun buyers and helping authorities prosecute illegal gun traffickers.

 

Feinstein has led the gun-control charge since President Obama called for federal legislation in the wake of the Newtown and other mass shootings.

[BHC]

great news!!! :)

[runum n gunum]

[PV216]

This is good news but the fight is far from over. We still have a ton of battles to win on a state level. Do not get complacent. Look at NY. Keep the pressure on the the politicians. They wont stop pushing for gun control and we cant stop protecting our 2nd amendment rights.

[remingtonman1108]

This is good news but the fight is far from over. We still have a ton of battles to win on a state level. Do not get complacent. Look at NY. Keep the pressure on the the politicians. They wont stop pushing for gun control and we cant stop protecting our 2nd amendment rights.

Agree 100%

 

Lets keep at it boys!

[chris n]

i read about it earlier on lunch...great news

[Haskell_Hunter]

Feinstein is going to reintroduce it at every turn. She'll try to slide it into large legislation for the rest of her term. She won't rest and neither should we.

 

We need to keep hammering the state reps. We've got a huge uphill battle there.