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Colorado shootings: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand talks military weapons ban after violence
In the wake the Colorado theater massacre, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) suggested Monday that Congress might consider banning assault weapons and military-style ammunition, while cracking down on online ammunition sales.
The New York senator, who is running for her first full six-year term, said she believes Congress needs to do something to keep military-style weaponry off the market,...
