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US House votes to ban plastic guns for another 10 years | US House votes to ban plastic guns for another 10 years |
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The US House of Representatives has approved a 10-year extension of a ban on plastic guns invisible to metal detectors. | The US House of Representatives has approved a 10-year extension of a ban on plastic guns invisible to metal detectors. |
The bill is expected to pass the Senate next week before it expires, though some Democrats hope to expand it. | The bill is expected to pass the Senate next week before it expires, though some Democrats hope to expand it. |
They want the 25-year-old law to require a gun's firing mechanism to contain at least one detectable but undetachable metal piece. | They want the 25-year-old law to require a gun's firing mechanism to contain at least one detectable but undetachable metal piece. |
The ban has gained new relevance with the spread of at-home 3D printing. | The ban has gained new relevance with the spread of at-home 3D printing. |
The National Rifle Association (NRA), America's largest and most powerful gun lobby group, issued a statement before the House vote on Tuesday opposing any expansion of the law. | The National Rifle Association (NRA), America's largest and most powerful gun lobby group, issued a statement before the House vote on Tuesday opposing any expansion of the law. |
The House, which is controlled by the conservative Republican Party, nevertheless approved the Undetectable Firearms Act's extension for another decade by a voice vote. | |
Democrat Charles Schumer, a New York Democrat who has championed expanded gun control laws, has pushed for an amendment to the law that would require a metal part. | |
But analysts say the NRA's lobbying power leaves it unlikely the law will be broadened before next year's mid-term election. | But analysts say the NRA's lobbying power leaves it unlikely the law will be broadened before next year's mid-term election. |
Democratic Representative Robert Scott said passage of the bill in the House "should not be interpreted that the statute should not be updated for the duration" of the extension. | Democratic Representative Robert Scott said passage of the bill in the House "should not be interpreted that the statute should not be updated for the duration" of the extension. |
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