Durbin committed to sponsor a renewed federal assault weapons ban: "That is why I am signing on to the bicameral Assault Weapons Ban of 2025, which would revitalize a nationwide ban on assault-style weapons and protect our communities from mass shootings." The bill would prohibit the sale, transfer, manufacture, and import of military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.
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Derived from a tracked promise: “Durbin committed to sponsor a renewed federal assault weapons ban: "That is why I am signing on to the bicameral Assault Weapons Ban of 2025…”
Sources
- Office of U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (durbin.senate.gov)https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/durbin-duckworth-colleagues-reintroduce-assault-weapons-ban ↗
“That is why I am signing on to the bicameral Assault Weapons Ban of 2025, which would revitalize a nationwide ban on assault-style weapons and protect our communities from mass shootings.”