A new generation of senators is working on gun violence prevention legislation in the aftermath of mass shootings. The effort by Democratic Sens. Martin Heinrich of New Mexico and Angus King of Maine comes as Congress shows no signs of reinstating the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein s landmark 1994 assault weapons ban. Heinrich, an engineer by training, is interested in regulating “assault-style” guns to be made with fixed-capacity magazines — 10 rounds per rifle — targeting the part of the weapons that allow mass shooters to fire many rounds at once. They have no Republican backers, but conversations are quietly underway in the Senate.
Katelynn Richardson Daily Caller News Foundation Independent Sen. Angus King of Maine and Democratic Sen. Martin Heinrich of New Mexico are taking a new approach to gun regulation with a recently introduced bill. The senators positioned their Gas-Operated Semi-Automatic Firearms Exclusion (GOSAFE) Act, which was introduced in late November and would “regulate the sale, transfer,…
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