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Democratic senators are also afraid of what happened to them after the 1994 assault weapons ban, and are far more conservative in their voting options.

http://dailycaller.com/2013/01/15/leading-democratic-gun-control-activist-says-assault-weapons-ban-will-not-pass/

"“We’re not gonna get an outright ban,” New York Rep. Carolyn McCarthy told reporters Tuesday."

“I think he could pass a package, without the ban. And I think he probably thinks that too,” McCarthy said. “But let’s play it out. We’ll see. We’ll see what the president offers tomorrow, and we’ll go from there. Each day is a moving target.”