“This is now an electorally winning issue.“ More Democratic states are passing bans of assault-style weapons as recent mass shootings have made the issue less controversial among their voters.
Jay Inslee
was voted out of Congress in 1994 after he voted in favor of the federal assault-weapons ban, marking the beginning of a long period during which prohibitions on any type of guns were considered to be a third-rail of American electoral politics. Last month, Mr. Inslee, who is now the governor of Washington, signed into law a state assault-weapons ban, illustrating a shift on the issue in Democratic-controlled states following a string of mass shootings—including
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