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GOP Blocks Renewal of Assault Gun Ban

HeadlineSep 10, 2004

Republican leaders in both the Senate and House are refusing to allow a vote on renewing a 10-year-old ban on military assault weapons. If Congress does not renew the ban before Monday, it will again become legal for people to own AK-47s and Uzis.

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