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"How Many More Mass Shootings Must We Endure?": Assault Weapon Ban Passed by House, Likely to Be Shot Down by Senate

Jul 30, 2022 View Original Article
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    -50% Medium Liberal

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    10% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    49% Positive

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51% :Jason Quimet, executive director of the NRA Institute for Legislative Action, said this bill was "in blatant opposition to the Supreme Court's rulings" last month, which expanded individual gun rights, allowing for firearms to be carried in public spaces.
45% : "Today, House Democrats acted by unifying to pass an assault weapons ban to keep weapons of war off our streets, save lives in this country, and reduce crime in our communities."Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) asked rhetorically on the House floor: "How many more mass shootings must we endure?
42% : The Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 passed in a final vote on Friday of 217-213, as Representatives did not vote strictly along party lines.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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