The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. March 13, 2013 Senate Judiciary Advances Gun Violence Bills; Assault Ban Vote Delayed ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The Senate Judiciary Committee has advanced two new gun violence measures to the Senate floor. The measures would expand background checks to private gun sales and create a task force on improving safety at schools. A vote on the most contentious gun control measure among Washington lawmakers — banning assault weapons — was postponed. .