House Democrats Push Gun Manufacturers to End Sale of ‘Assault Weapons’

House Democrats Push Gun Manufacturers to End Sale of ‘Assault Weapons’
Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), chairwoman of the House Oversight Committee, speaks during a hearing in Washington on June 8, 2022. Andrew Harnik/Pool/Getty Images
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Democrats on the House Oversight Committee pressed executives of two top U.S. gun manufacturers during a July 27 hearing to end the sale of so-called assault weapons amid a sharp increase in gun violence across the nation.

The hearing—coming in the wake of two deadly shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York—featured testimony from the CEOs of two firearms makers.

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