Freshman Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and other Democrats on Wednesday to reintroduce the assault weapons ban, a proposal to prohibit the purchase and possession of high-powered semi-auto firearms such as the popular AR-15 rifle.

The bill has virtually no chance of becoming law since Republicans control the White House and both chambers of Congress, but Democrats see it as an important........

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