Feinstein Bill Would Re-Establish Assault Weapons Ban

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WASHINGTON - Sen. Dianne Feinstein introduced legislation Monday to re-establish the federal assault weapons ban, which expired in September after Congress did not reauthorize it.

Feinstein, D-Calif., was the author of the original 1994 ban on the manufacture and importation of at least 19 types of common military-style assault weapons. She got an amendment through the Senate last year to extend the ban, but it was killed when the piece of legislation it was attached to failed after lobbying by the National Rifle Association.

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Feinstein Bill Would Re-Establish Assault Weapons Ban

Feinstein announced bipartisan co-sponsors Monday: Republican Sens. John Warner of Virginia and Mike DeWine of Ohio, and Democratic Sen. Charles Schume...

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