...than the assault weapons ban.As it stands, the Senate will consider three other measures approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee: ban assault weapons (which failed to make it to the Senate floor), high capacity magazines, federal background...
...Klobuchar is a member of the Senate Commerce Committee that has a focus on consumer protection issues and the Judiciary Committee which oversees law enforcement and court issues.? Mini-Grant Opportunity for community organizationsThe Cass...
...assault weapons ban and high-capacity magazine ban proposals are highly divisive." Latz is chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Legions of concerned gun owners turned out for three days of hearings on gun issues last week, and Latz said...
...aides, as well as lobbyists, say an assault weapons ban has the least chance of being approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee that is working up the legislation. They say a ban on high-capacity magazines is viewed as the next least likely...
...chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights. It's a panel within the Senate Judiciary Committee. Minnesota has had relatively low seniority in the Senate, where longevity is critical. Klobuchar won a second...
...Second Amendment - not even the First Amendment.From beginning to end, LaPierre's appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee was a study in vainglory. The written testimony he submitted to Congress came with a biography describing him...
...penalties for felons caught with guns and ban assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines. Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Ron Latz, DFL-St. Louis Park, said he expects to take up some or all of those bills on Feb. 21 and...
...the one developed in his state after the 2007 shootings at Virginia Tech. At hearings recently before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Baltimore County Police Chief James Johnson, speaking on behalf of the National Law Enforcement Partnership...
...Again, what does this have to do with the Constitution? At future confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee, should senators ask questions about legacy, morality and history in addition to the nominee's views of the...
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