Members of Congress and a coalition of mayors, law enforcement officers, gun safety organizations and other groups will hold a press conference Thursday, January 24, to introduce legislation on military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition feeding devices, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2013.
Sen. Murphy’s office reports the group will include: Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-N.Y.) Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Sen.Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-Colo.), Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey, The Very Reverend Gary R. Hall, Washington National Cathedral, law enforcement officers, gun safety organizations and victims of gun violence.
