Lowey Calls for Assault Weapons Ban
In the wake of the massacre in Aurora, Colo. that left 12 people dead and scores injured, Rep. Nita Lowey is calling for the re-instatement of the Federal Assault Weapons Ban, which expired in 2004 under President George W. Bush.
“Even more Americans would have lost their lives had one of the Aurora shooter’s guns not jammed,” Lowey (D-Harrison) said in a press release. “It’s not enough to hope and pray that every shooter’s weapons malfunction. We can and must mitigate gun violence through commonsense restrictions on high-capacity magazines and military-style weapons.”
The ban, signed by President Bill Clinton in 1994, made it illegal to possess certain firearms. James Holmes, the lone suspect in the Aurora shooting, was allegedly armed with an AR-15 assault rifle when he opened fire in a crowded movie theater in the early morning on July 20, according to published reports.
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