The immunity bill was timed to outlast the assault-weapon ban

Evidence

Opponents to the bill had added two amendments that the NRA strenuously opposed. These would extend the federal ban on assault weapons and the requirement of background checks on those seeking to buy guns, both of which were due to expire in 2004. The bill could have passed easily, but it was pulled from the Senate floor and reintroduced in 2005, after the expiration of the assault weapon ban and the required background checks. — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 1111 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The gun industry delayed its immunity bill to let gun regulations expire — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement: How People Do Harm…, 1111; The liability bill was delayed to let gun control laws expire first

Broader Connections

• The gun industry delayed its immunity bill to let gun regulations expire #corroborates (0.95) — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 1111
• The liability bill was delayed to let gun control laws expire first #corroborates (0.95)