Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 ( AWB 2013 ) was a bill introduced in the 113th United States Congress as by Senator Dianne Feinstein , D-CA , on January 24 , 2013 , one month after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting . It was defeated in the Senate on April 17 , 2013 by a vote of 40 to 60
Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
Assault Weapons Ban of 2013