
Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur
The 1994 assault weapons ban passed the Senate with 56 votes as an amendment to the crime bill, winning 46 Democrats and 10 Republicans. It didn't have 60 votes and didn't need it — it was never filibustered. Such a vote is inconceivable today. https://t.co/Ega0FRN8x0 — PolitiTweet.org