Democrats Vow Action on Gun Control After School Shooting

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Democrats and gun control advocates renewed their long-dormant push for limits on gun sales, building pressure on President Barack Obama to take a forceful stand on the subject.

Senator Dianne Feinstein, a California Democrat and senior member of the Judiciary Committee, said on ABC’s “This Week” she’ll intensify her push to renew an expired assault-weapons ban, which so far has failed to win political support in Congress. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin promised hearings.