Bartholomew Roberts
Moderator
Thallub, the vote you reference passed the House but died in the Senate. The 1994 ban started in the Senate and passed the House by a heftier margin.
The 1994 ban started in the Senate and passed the House by a heftier margin.
The result was the bill passing by the narrowest of margins, with a vote count of 216 for the bill, 214 against and with 3 abstaining; it was numbered as one of the narrowest victories in legislative history. [8] Gun owners, divided by political infighting between weekend hunters (who see no need for assault weapons) and strict constitutionalists (who obviously do) were unable to effectively rally together for a common cause.
This is the house vote on the AWB. The vote was taken in May, 94.