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Article: SENATE REAFFIRMS VOTE FOR GUN BAN
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- June 29, 1990
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WASHINGTON - Despite a monthlong lobbying blitz by the
White House and the National Rifle Association, the Senate
reaffirmed its support yesterday for legislation that bans nine
semiautomatic weapons.
The Senate also amended President Bush's anticrime bill to
impose new mandatory penalties -- ranging from 10-year prison terms
to the death penalty -- for a variety of federal crimes committed
with any kind of gun.
The 50-48 vote for the gun ban reaffirmed the original
surprise May 23 vote of 50-49 in its favor. William Armstrong, a
Republican from Colorado, was absent yesterday.