Florida Democrats Tout House Passage Of 'Assault Weapons' Ban, Push Senate

Assault Weapons Ban Expires

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A couple of South Florida Congresswomen are telling the Senate to pass legislation that the House just did last week.

"The United States House of Representatives just passed a law banning assault weapons in this country and the time has come to keep these weapons off the street."

Representative Lois Frankel was joined by Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick in West Palm Beach on Wednesday.

The Democrats cite research from the group 'Everytown For Gun Safety' that shows there would be 70 percent fewer mass murders if a ban on AR-15 style semiautomatic rifles wasn't allowed to sunset back in 2004.

Appearing with Frankel and Cherfilus-McCormick was Gail Schwartz, the aunt of Parkland school shooting victim Alex Schachter.

"After that tragedy it became abundantly clear to me that if the federal ban on assault weapons had never expired, my nephew and the 16 other victims would still be alive today."

Schwartz is the Chair of the group 'Ban Assault Weapons Now' and spent some time recently in D.C., lobbying members of Congress.

"When I pleaded to other Florida Republicans like Brian Mast and Maria (Elvira) Salazar, all I got were lies and excuses. They had no solution as to why we must continue living in fear that more of our loved ones will come home in body bags."

Frankel says eight of the ten most deadliest mass shootings in recent U.S. history featured what she refers to as an "assault weapon," while opponents cite FBI data that shows nearly two-thirds of homicides are perpretrated with handguns.

Such a ban is not likely to pass in a 50-50 Senate.


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