House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushed the bill forward Friday, but the legislation is likely to go nowhere in the Senate.
It's a response to the crush of mass shootings ripping through communities nationwide. Republicans dismiss the measure as an election-year strategy by Democrats.
Once banned in the U.S., the high-powered firearms are now widely blamed in many mass shootings. Congress allowed the restrictions first put in place in 1994 to expire a decade later, unable to muster the political support to counter the powerful gun lobby. President Joe Biden has urged passage. © 2022 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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