Rumble on the Hill: Groups Square Off About How to End Gun Violence

while his fellow Democrats have publicly demanded a new ban. Leahy’s reluctance should probably not be surprising, either; Vermont has a lot of gun owners, and voters there support nearly unrestricted gun rights. However, Leahy chairs the Judiciary Committee, which is where Feinstein’s bill will have to find approval to reach a floor vote — or more likely, a filibuster. That committee also includes Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken from Minnesota. Klobuchar easily won re-election and might vote to pass a ban out of committee, but Franken has to face Minnesota voters next year — voters who are also gun-rights supporters. Franken has said little about Feinstein’s proposal except that he supports a renewal of the assault-weapons ban “in