Senate OKs Assault Weapons Ban Extension

[papau]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=512&ncid=716&e=3&u=/ap/20040302/ap_on_go_co/congress_guns

Senate OKs Assault Weapons Ban Extension
By JESSE J. HOLLAND, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - The Senate voted Tuesday to extend for another decade a ban on military-style assault weapons and to require background checks on buyers at private gun shows, giving Democrats rare victories on gun legislation that would also deny crime victims the ability to sue gunmakers and dealers.

Democratic presidential contenders John Kerry of Massachusetts and John Edwards of North Carolina broke away from the Super Tuesday campaign trail to cast votes with the 52-47 majority on the assault weapons ban and the 53-46 majority on the gun show bill.


The White House had preferred both Democratic bills be kept off the legislation immunizing the gun industry from liability suits, the National Rifle Association's top priority this year. <snip>

[DarkPhenyx]

1. Dupe...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x394651

[papau]

3. Sorry about the Dupe!

:-)

[MrBenchley]

2. Good job, Democrats!!

Voters need to be reminded that the GOP tried to make it impossible for crime victims to sue the industry that knowingly armed the criminals, tried to put assault weapons back on the street, and tried to let criminals evade background checks.