Assault weapons ban now a loser in the Senate
During the push for the gun immunity bill, the Senate voted 52-47 to pass the assault weapons ban. You may recall Kerry and Edwards, who had been shirking their congressional duties, flying in just to vote on the ban. It was a pretty dark day for me knowing that the Senate was willing to sell gun rights down the river. Now, it seems, the tide has turned:
Seven of nine newly elected members to the Senate oppose the ban, and another would only support a more narrowly defined ban. They replace senators who voted six to three in favor of the ban.
If all else held true, the switches would result in the Senate rejecting the ban 48 to 52.
Good.
