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Article: House aims at end to gun ban Despite vote to repeal, assault weapons law is safe for now
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- March 23, 1996
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CopyrightCopyright 1996 The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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After an acrimonious debate on an issue that many legislators
would just as soon avoid, the House voted Friday to repeal a
2-year-old ban on the sale of semiautomatic assault weapons.
The vote was more symbolism than substance, since there is no
chance that the gun ban will be repealed this year.
Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole of Kansas, the presumptive GOP
presidential nominee, told reporters Friday he doesn't think the
bill will get to a vote this year on the Senate floor, where
Democrats have threatened a filibuster. Even if the measure clears
the Senate, it would be vetoed by President Clinton, who fought hard
in 1994 to get the assault weapons ban through Congress.
The 239-173 ...