A group of Democratic Senators and Representatives, joined by local officials and members of gun safety organizations, hold a news conference to announce a bill that would outlaw military-style rifles and high-capacity ammunition magazines.
The bill is known as The Assault Weapons Ban of 2013.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-N.Y.), Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) are the members of Congress that participated in the announcement.
They were joined by Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey and The Very Reverend Gary R. Hall of the Washington National Cathedral, along with other law enforcement officers, members of gun safety organizations and doctor and teacher organizations, and victims of gun violence.