Dems’ Senate gun legislation does not include ban on assault weapons

By: Associated Press - Texarkana Gazette

Associated Press • In this Feb. 25 file photo, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Feinstein, the sponsor of a proposed assault weapons ban, says Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has told her that the ban will not be part of the initial gun con...

WASHINGTON—An assault weapons ban won’t be in the gun-control legislation that Democrats bring to the Senate floor next month, a decision that means the ban’s chances of survival now are all but hopeless.

The ban is the most controversial firearms restriction that Pr...

Published: 03/20/2013