Less clear is the fate of a proposed ban on military assault rifles proposed by Sen.
But it is clear he expects Joe Biden to recommend a ban on assault rifles.
Dianne Feinstein, D-California, introduced a bill that would ban some assault rifles, semi-automatic weapons and high-capacity magazines.
The shooting reignited a national debate on gun control and the possibility of legal restrictions on assault rifles.
Dianne Feinstein of a proposed ban of some assault rifles and semi-automatic weapons.
Police, some of them in SWAT gear, carried assault rifles on their shoulders, their fingers on the trigger guards.
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Two hours later, she was awakened by a SWAT team, in riot gear and carrying assault rifles, who evacuated all the residents.
Beyond that, it is a PR and fundraising battle over new laws banning the so-called assault rifles and high capacity magazine clips.
Black uniformed soldiers stand guard at the ruins, clutching rusty assault rifles.
In January, police chiefs in central Texas said they were having trouble arming their officers because of shortages of assault rifles and ammunition.
The meeting yielded consensus on calls for improved background checks and on bans on assault rifles and high-capacity magazines, according to the participant.
President Barack Obama last month proposed sweeping measures on guns, including a renewed ban on assault rifles and wider background checks on buyers.
The newspaper said eight people were wounded - four seriously - in the attack with grenades and assault rifles, and 20 Namibians were abducted.
Broader background checks face an uphill battle in Congress, along with proposals for a ban on military-style assault rifles and limits on ammunition capacity.
Under the terms of the Oslo peace accords the Palestinian security forces are armed only with small arms - Kalashnikov assault rifles and M16s.
But the former marine, who had trained with handguns and assault rifles for a year before being discharged, refused to name the man in court.
Spain was also aware that Chavez was scheduled to take possession from Russia of 30, 000 Kalashnikov assault rifles just days after signing the CASA aircraft deal.
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The debate about guns is no longer over whether assault rifles ought to be banned, but over whether guns should be allowed in bars, churches and colleges.
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Nancy Lefkowitz, of antigun violence group March for Change, asked for bans on high-capacity magazines and military-style assault rifles and called for mandatory background checks for all guns.
Soldiers then searched their compound and confiscated several assault rifles.
The A.U. troops are mostly equipped with AK-47 assault rifles.
President Obama, in a video response to a 400, 000 signature petition calling for gun control, says "we hear you", adding he will do everything in his power to ban assault rifles.
"Her Second Amendment positions would lose her the primary in North Carolina unless she modifies them, " Keene said, referring to her support for some gun control, including a ban on assault rifles.
All healthy Swiss men aged between 18 and 34 are obliged to do military service and all are issued with assault rifles or pistols which they are supposed to keep at home.
Background checks would be more thorough, gun owners would have to reapply for licences every five years, and fully automatic assault rifles, armour-piercing bullets, lifelike toy guns, and gun-lending would be banned.
Burlington, Vermont, a city of less than 43, 000 people, has already made a move of its own: passing a resolution that could lead to a ban on assault rifles and high-capacity magazines.
During the 40 minutes that the airliner was on Indian soil - it was later commandeered to Lahore, Abu Dhabi and finally to Kandahar in Afghanistan - the hijackers had no assault rifles.
Giffords met earlier this week with New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg to discuss gun control, a topic that the three-term mayor has pressed on the national stage, urging tighter restrictions on high-capacity magazines and assault rifles.
These moves may seem small-bore compared to gun laws in many other countries, but they are a very big deal here, and it is hard to see how the ban on assault rifles will get past Republican (and indeed some Democratic) opposition in Congress.
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Hunters in Texas have to take a safety course, why not require that for all firearm classes. there could be one for Rifles, Shotguns, Pistols, and Modern Sporting Rifles (what some call assault rifles, this could be the most intensive, but I assure you people will take it to own the firearm).
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