Lawmakers in both parties view an assault weapons ban as politically toxic, but many seem more amenable to restricting the kinds of high-capacity magazines used in recent rampages.
Lawmakers Look At Ban On High Capacity Gun Magazines
By JENNIFER STEINHAUER, New York Times
Mon, 02/18/2013 - 2:13pm
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