These are the House lawmakers who bucked their parties on assault weapons ban
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55% :Last month, Gonzalez said a ban on assault weapons was "definitely something that we need to be careful with.""I'm for responsible gun ownership, and there needs to be a balance between responsible gun ownership and just a straight-up ban," he added.52% :Five Democrats opposed the bill, despite the fact that an assault weapons ban was a top priority for the party as the year inches closer to the midterm elections.
47% : He suggested to Politico last week that the bill was on a "death wish list" for Democrats, pointing to the Republican victory in the 1994 midterm elections, after then-President Clinton signed an assault weapons ban.
45% : In a statement following Friday's vote, Jacobs said that while he supports the Second Amendment and the right to self-defense, he is not in favor of "easy access to high-powered semiautomatic weapons and large capacity magazines that have time and time again resulted in mass casualty shootings."
42% : The legislation, dubbed the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022, passed in a 217-213 vote.
40% : Gonzalez also voted against the rule for the assault weapons ban on Friday, a signal that he would likely object to the measure when it came to the floor for a final vote.
40% : It was not clear how Kind would vote on the assault weapons ban prior to it being brought to the floor.
38% : Schrader was the third Democrat who voted against the rule on Friday, and he voiced reservations about assault weapons bans before then.
37% : The New York Democrat announced in May that he would support an assault weapons ban, sparking outrage within his party.
29% : Fitzpatrick told The Hill Friday night that he ultimately decided to vote for the assault weapons ban after thinking about a family from Parkland, Fla., that experienced a loss following the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
27% : The Oregon Democrat also said he was concerned about the assault weapons ban because he felt it would undermine the bipartisan package Congress cleared and Biden signed into law last month.
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