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California Democrat Dianne Feinstein’s amendment, which would allow the attorney general to stop gun purchases by those on terrorist watch lists, also failed after receiving 47 of the 60 votes needed
More independents favored a ban, too, up 5 percent to 47 percent. Contact Smith at jeremysmith@cqrollcall.com and follow him on Twitter @JeremySilkSmith .
There is broad national support for these measures: A CNN poll found that 62 percent of people favor “a ban on the manufacture, sale and possession of semi-automatic assault guns, such as the AK-47.”