[FormerlyAnotherLurker]

Senate Democrats win gun-control victories with assault weapons ban, gun show loophole votes

JESSE J. HOLLAND, Associated Press Writer
Tuesday, March 2, 2004

(03-02) 12:09 PST WASHINGTON (AP) --

The Senate agreed Tuesday to extend a ban on military-style assault weapons and to require background checks for all buyers at private gun shows, defying the gun industry, the White House and the Senate's own Republican leaders.

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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/03/02/national1509EST0717.DTL

[FormerlyAnotherLurker]

Senate Backs Renewal of Assault Weapons Ban in Close Vote By CARL HULSE Published: March 2, 2004 ASHINGTON, March 2 — The Senate approved a renewal of the ban on assault weapons today in a close vote that was steeped in presidential politics. ... http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/02/politics/02CND-GUNS.html?ex=1078894800&en=af846075e8279d0a&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE

[brothers4thID]

Their "victories were short lived" the amendments can not stand on their own. When the bill died they died as well.

[aomagrat]

The assault weapons ban and gun show loophole amendments were attached to the bill that just went down in flames. So they went down with it.

[Vinnie]

That is how I got it via CNN headline news text version .

Passed 52-47

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