Sen. Feinstein: US has to ‘bite the bullet’ and enact new gun-control restrictions
By Daniel Strauss - 12/30/12 11:18 AM ET
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) argued Sunday it’s time for the country to “bite the bullet” and pass new gun control legislation.
In response to a shooting rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. that resulted in 27 dead, including 20 children, Feinstein has promised to introduce a new federal assault weapons ban in 2013.
“America has to bite the bullet of what these incidents mean to our people, to our nation and our nation’s standing in the world,” Feinstein said on “Fox News Sunday.” “When you have someone walking in and slaying in the most brutal way, 6-year-olds, something is really wrong.
Feinstein said she would look to close loopholes that allowed many gun manufactures to evade the restrictions in the original federal assault weapons ban, which expired in 2004.