This week Senate Democrats reintroduced a ban on so-called “assault rifles,” and “high-capacity” magazines, an effort that has no chance of success, and even if approved would do nothing to bring down gun violence in the United States.

Democratic Sens. Adam Schiff of California, and Chris Murphy of Connecticut announced Wednesday that they were spearheading the bill, which is called the “Assault Weapons Ban of 2025.”

The bill provides that “It shall be unlawful for a person to import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, a semiautomatic assault weapon.” It includes a similar provision for magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds.

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