Longtime Democratic Rep. John Dingell, who helped make the NRA’s lobbying arm into a political force, privately sought to repeal the 1994 assault weapons ban that he voted for: report July 30, 2023 Source: Longtime Democratic Rep. John Dingell, who helped make the NRA’s lobbying arm into a political force, privately sought to repeal the 1994 assault weapons ban that he voted for: report Updated: July 30, 2023 at 8:31 pm ◀ Record heat waves illuminate plight of poorest Americans who suffer without air conditioning Amid the counterattack’s deadly slog, a glimmer of success for Ukraine ▶