In the wake of the Newtown school massacre, many Democrats want to bring back the “assault weapons ban,” which was in effect from 1994 to 2004. But Harry Reid, the leader of the Senate Democrats, voted against renewing the ban in 2004, along with six other Democratic senators, including Wisconsin’s Russ Feingold and Louisiana’s Mary Landrieu. 

According to Reid’s campaign website, the Nevada senator is “staunchly opposed to the so-called assault weapons ban, played a critical role in passing a law to protect gun manufacturers from junk lawsuits, and consistently votes to protect Nevadans’ Second Amendment rights.” The website also includes a ringing endorsement of Reid from the president of the NRA:

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