Democrats Give Up On Assault Weapons Ban

American Voices • Opinion • ISSUE 49•12 • Mar 20, 2013

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said that renewing a ban on assault weapons, a key provision of the gun control package sought by President Obama following the Newtown, CT shooting, would not be part of gun legislation in the Senate. What do you think?

“Well, the important thing is they almost tried.”
Laurel Bankston –
Systems Analyst
“With so much bickering in Congress, it’s nice to see AK-47s get some bipartisan support.”
Brad Roach –
Shoe Dyer
“If only the gunmen of 2012 had killed more people.”
Robert Lutter –
Lens Mounter

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