Senator Diane Feinstein will introduce a bill in January 2013 to reinstate the ban on assault weapons, which expired in 2004.
Such a ban will help prevent future tragedies like those in Newtown, CT and Aurora, CO. A similar ban enacted in Australia after a mass-shooting has resulted in a significant decrease in gun violence there.
We, the undersigned, seek to honor the memory of those tragically cut down in their youth with concrete action: by supporting meaningful gun control legislation for the U.S.
Senator Feinstein has been a leader in gun control, we support her leadership on this issue now. A ban on assault weapons is a piece of legislation that every sensible American can and should stand behind.