
                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: MONDAY, April 18, 1994                   TAG: 9404180030
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-6   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: WASHINGTON                                LENGTH: Short

ASSAULT BAN LACKS VOTES TO PASS HOUSE

Supporters of a ban on assault weapons are 15 to 20 votes short in the House of Representatives, a key congressman said Sunday.

In the latest head count by House Democratic leaders, a bill banning assault-style weapons such as Uzis and AK-47s is shy of a majority, raising the prospect of a major disagreement between the House and Senate on anti-crime legislation.

"I find it very surprising with all the mayhem going on in the streets," Rep. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., said Sunday. "The House voted against an assault weapons ban two years ago, but a lot has changed since then."

Schumer is chairman of the House Judiciary subcommittee on crime and leading sponsor of the assault weapons ban.

by CNB