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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Lynn Sweet

At Highland Park massacre Senate hearing, Republicans on Judiciary panel reject assault weapons ban

Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering recounts what happened during a mass shooting in her city at 4th of July parade during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing about the shooting and civilian access to military-style assault weapons. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON — The kids, who had been through active shooter drills, comprehended right away what was going on at the July 4th parade, Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering said Wednesday, the lead-off witness at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing titled “After the Highland Park Attack: Protecting Our Communities from Mass Shootings.”

The hearing vividly demonstrated the staggering partisan divide on the matter of an assault weapons ban.

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