House passes bill to ban assault weapons

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : The vote on an assault weapons ban is the latest firearm-related legislation the House has passed following a string of mass shootings that have plagued the country.
46% : The legislation, titled the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022, cleared the chamber in a 217-213 vote.
46% : The assault weapons ban legislation, led by Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.) and co-sponsored by 207 voting Democrats, specifically calls for prohibiting the sale, manufacture, transfer or import of various semiautomatic assault weapons, semiautomatic pistols and semiautomatic shotguns, depending on their features.
45% : The push for gun legislation came after a gunman opened fire at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, killing 19 students and two adults.
44% :Democrats had planned to move the assault weapons ban with community safety legislation under one rule, but ultimately decided to consider them separately after some liberals voiced concerns about a lack of accountability in the police measures.
44% : In both situations, the alleged shooter was a young man wielding an AR-style semi-automatic weapon, which is the main target of the assault weapons ban.
41% : Former President Clinton enacted an assault weapons ban in 1994 but it expired 10 years later, and Democrats have not had the support to pass another measure of its kind since.

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