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Democrats Unveil Bill To Ban Assault-Style Weapons

Semi-automatic assault-style rifles on display at a gun show in Chantilly, Va., in 2009. Karen Bleier /AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Democrats Unveil Bill To Ban Assault-Style Weapons

January 24, 2013 • The legislation would effectively reinstate a ban that was in effect from 1994 into 2004. But the bill faces long odds on Capitol Hill.

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Ban On Assault Rifles Unlikely, NRA Chief Says

January 13, 2013 • David Keene said Sunday on CNN that Congress is not going to be able to pass as assault weapons ban. The comments come in the wake of a call by the White House and some lawmakers to ban assault weapons and curb the size of ammunition clips.

Obama Supports New Bid To Ban Assault Weapons

At the Freddie Bear Sports shop in Tinley Park, Ill., Jason Zielinski shows AR-15 style rifles to a customer. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption

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Obama Supports New Bid To Ban Assault Weapons

December 18, 2012 • The president has long said he's in favor of reinstating the ban. In the wake of Friday's mass shooting at a school in Connecticut, he has now publicly given his support to Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein's effort to ban such weapons.