2nd Amendment Story: Assault Weapons Ban Heads to the Senate Floor

A Senate panel on Thursday approved a ban on assault weapons, but the measure will face stiff resistance from Republicans and some Democrats on the Senate floor. 

The Senate Judiciary Committee's 10 Democrats voted for the bill, while its eight Republicans were opposed. 

It is the fourth gun-related bill to pass the committee in the past two weeks as a part of the congressional effort to curb gun violence in the wake of the mass shooting in Newtown, Conn., exactly three months ago. 

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While the timing of the floor votes is still unknown, the fates of several of the measures approved by the Judiciary Committee are predictable. 

The controversial measure proposed by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., which would ban 157 military-style weapons and large-capacity magazines that carry more than 10 rounds of ammunition, will face bipartisan opposition in the Senate and has essentially no chance of passage in the House. Republicans such as Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, are concerned the gun ban proposal would take away the rights of gun owners and could be overturned on constitutional grounds. Democrats such as Sen. Mark Pryor of Arkansas are also opposed to a new assault weapons ban.

Read the whole story HERE and view a related video below.

Here is a heated exchange between Sen Ted Cruz and Sen Dianne Feinstein:



Here is Cruzreacting to the Feinstein exchange with Neil Cavuto:

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