Assault weapons bill not approved in time

With less than two weeks remaining in the General Assembly's legislative session, the lead sponsor of an assault weapons ban conceded Tuesday that the bill is dead.

The House and Senate failed to approve the assault weapons bill by Monday's crucial "cross-over" date, prompting lawmakers and advocates on both sides of the issue to predict that the bill was headed for defeat. Bills approved after the "cross-over" date are assigned to the opposite chamber's Rules Committee, known around Annapolis as the place where controversial bills are sent to die.

"Unfortunately, the bill is dead," said Del. Neil F. Quinter (D-Dist. 13) of Columbia, lead sponsor of the ban in the House. "It's very disappointing."

Disappointing isn't exactly the word I would choose.

Posted on 2004-04-02 13:47:58.0 by matthew@triggerfinger.org

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