Dempster letter: Assault rifles

Congress removed the ban on assault rifles in 2005. Since then, Congress refuses to even discuss reinstating the ban.

At Sandy Hook school, 20 first graders and nine adults murdered.

Congress passed the Billy Frank Tell Your Story Act.

At an Aurora theater, 12 people killed and 70 injured.

Congress passed the Clean Cookstoves and Fuels Support Act.

At a Roseburg, Ore., college, nine students killed and nine injured.

Congress passed the National Bison Legacy Act.

At San Bernardino, 14 social workers killed and 21 wounded.

Congress goes on vacation until 2016.

This story was originally published January 9, 2016 at 11:33 PM with the headline "Dempster letter: Assault rifles."