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April 18, 2013

Senate Kills Gun Reform with Defeat of Every Key Measure 
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The Senate has sparked widespread outrage after defeating every major
gun reform measure on the table. One by one, proposals unveiled since
December's Newtown shooting massacre failed to reach the 60-vote
threshold in a Wednesday vote: a ban on assault weapons and
high-capacity magazines, a bipartisan compromise on expanding background
checks in gun purchases, and new penalties for illegal gun trafficking.

 

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