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Source: Salon
Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., introduced a ban on high-capacity magazines in the House earlier today, the first day of the new session of Congress.
According to the AP, DeGette introduced the bill with Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, D-N.Y., whose husband was killed in a 1993 mass shooting on the Long Island Rail Road in New York. From the AP:
" DeGette)s district includes the site of the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School. It is also adjacent to last years Aurora movie theater shooting site. In both of those attacks, the shooters rifles were modified with high-capacity magazines. Those devices allow attackers to fire dozens of bullets without pausing to reload."
Though its still unclear whether a ban can pass the Republican-controlled House, there were some promising signs from at least one Republican earlier today.
Read more: http://www.salon.com/2013/01/03/dems_introduce_high_capacity_magazine_ban_in_the_house/